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Phalaris arundinacea L.
reed canarygrass

       
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Photo of Phalaris arundinacea L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

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Synonyms:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

  PHARP Phalaris arundinacea L. var. picta L.
  PHAR15 Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) Raeusch.
  PHARP3 Phalaroides arundinacea (L.) Raeusch. var. picta (L.) Tzvelev
 

Distribution:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 13 species in Phalaris
 

Classification:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Phalaris L. – canarygrass
Species Phalaris arundinacea L. – reed canarygrass
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
reed canary grass              Invasive, not banned
Massachusetts:
reed canary-grass              Prohibited
Washington:
reed canarygrass              Class C noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

canary grass
reed canarygrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW+ OBL FACW+ FACW+ FACW+ FACW+ OBL OBL FACW OBL OBL NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41335.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Phalaris arundinacea L.

Ecology and Control of Reed Canary Grass

FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (UofFlorida)

Global Invasive Species Database

IA-Grasses of Iowa

IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

OH-Ohio State University Pocket Gardner

OH-Ohio State University Seed Biology

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA NRCS Midwestern Wetland Flora

WA-Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (U. of Washington)

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

WA-NonNative Freshwater Plants

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

Western Aquatic Plant Management Society

 
 
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