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Learn more about Reed Canarygrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Phalaris arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phalaris arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-61-001:
Phalaris arundinacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phalaris arundinacea var. arundinacea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta
COMMON NAME:
Reed Canarygrass, Ribbongrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phar3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_phar3_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_phar3_005_lvd
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Mark Frey, The Presidio Trust , Bugwood.org bug_1550036
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Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1555049
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451166
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451186
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Scaly rhizomes, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451237
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451243
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The size, shape and density of flowers can vary considerably, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451308
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The early summer flowers are held above the leaves in dense narrow plumes, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451345
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Reed Canarygrass has a distinctive transparent ligule, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.