Phalaris brachystachys Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phalaris brachystachys Link

Short spike canarygrass, Shortspike canarygrass

2023 John Rawlings

2007 Luigi Rignanese

Phalaris brachystachys is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~46 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Phalaris
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Phalaris brachystachys from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHBR3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).