Phalaris

Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Phalaris L.
POACEAE
CANARYGRASS
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Classification
POALES
Phalaris
Citation
PHALARIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 54. 1753, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Phalaris canariensis Linnaeus, typ. cons.
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Phalaris angusta TIMOTHY CANARYGRASS Not Native FACW (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
Phalaris canariensis COMMON CANARYGRASS Not Native FACU (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
Phalaris caroliniana CAROLINA CANARYGRASS Native FACW (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
Phalaris minor LITTLESEED CANARYGRASS Not Native FACU (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
Identification Key
1.  Glume keel wings irregularly dentate or crenate to occasionally entire, varying within a panicle; sterile florets 1, 0.7-1.8 mm long, glabrous or glabrate
P. minor
1.  Glume keel wings smooth; sterile florets 2, 0.5-1.5 mm long, sparsely hairy (at least distally)
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2.  Panicles cylindrical, sometimes lobed, 0.6-1.5 cm wide; glumes 2-6 mm long, 0.6-1.1 mm wide; fertile florets 2-3.8 mm long; anthers 0.5-1.3 mm long
P. angusta
2.  Panicles usually ovoid to ellipsoid or oblong-ovoid, occasionally cylindrical, not lobed, 0.8-2 cm wide; glumes 3.8-10 mm long, 0.8-1.5 mm wide; fertile florets 2.9-6.8 mm long; anthers 1.5-4 mm long
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3.  Glumes 7-10 mm long, 2-2.5 mm wide; fertile florets 4.5-6.8 mm long; anthers 2-4 mm long
P. canariensis
3.  Glumes 3.8-6(8) mm long, 0.8-1.5 mm wide; fertile florets 2.9-4.7 mm long; anthers 1.5-2 mm long
P. caroliniana
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Baldingera Baldingera P. Gaertner, B. Meyer & Scherbius, Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 1: 43, 96. 1799. TYPE: Baldingera colorata P. Gaertner et al., nom. illegit. (Phalaris arundinacea Linnaeus; Baldingera arundinacea (Linnaeus) Dumortier = Typhoides Moench 1794.
Digraphis Digraphis Trinius, Fund. Agrost. 127. 1820. TYPE: = Typhoides Moench 1794.
Endallex Endallex Rafinesque, Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 220. 1830. TYPE: Phalaris arundinacea Linnaeus = Typhoides Moench 1794.
Phalaridantha Phalaridantha Saint-Lager, in Cariot, Etude Fl., ed. 8. 2: 900. 1889. TYPE: = Baldingera P. Gaertner et al. 1799; = Typhoides Moench 1794.
Phalaroides Phalaroides Wolf, Gen. Pl. 11. 1776. TYPE: Non designatus.
Typhoides Typhoides Moench, Methodus 201. 1794. TYPE: Typhoides arundinacea (Linnaeus) Moench (Phalaris arundinacea Linnaeus)