Phalaris
canarygrass
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Phalaris arundinacea – reed canary grass
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America, except for extreme southern U.S., to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Stream banks, meadows, fields, roadsides, irrigation ditches, and other disturbed open places from low elevations to nearly the subalpine.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: June-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America, except for extreme southern U.S., to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Stream banks, meadows, fields, roadsides, irrigation ditches, and other disturbed open places from low elevations to nearly the subalpine.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: June-July
Growth Duration: perennial
Phalaris canariensis – common canary grass
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - August
Growth Duration: annual
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - August
Growth Duration: annual
Phalaris paradoxa – Mediterranean canary grass
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - August
Growth Duration: annual
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June - August
Growth Duration: annual
