genus
Canary Grass
Phalaris
Field notes
Phalaris is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. Species of Phalaris are distributed across all continents except Antarctica. They can be found in a broad range of habitats from below sea level to thousands of feet above sea level and from wet marshy areas to dry places. P. arundinacea and P. aquatica are sometimes invasive species in wetlands.
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- Reed Canary Grass native
- Harding Grass introduced
- Carolina Canarygrass native
- Canary Grass introduced
- Lesser Canary Grass introduced
- Awned Canary-grass introduced
- Timothy Canarygrass native
- California Canarygrass native
- Sunolgrass
- Confused Canary-grass introduced
- Lemmon's Canarygrass native
- Phalaris × daviesii
- Phalaris truncata
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native canary grass All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Reed Canary Grass
Phalaris arundinacea
caterpillars
7
food
16
flowers
34
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Carolina Canarygrass
Phalaris caroliniana
caterpillars
6
food
5
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Timothy Canarygrass
Phalaris angusta
caterpillars
3
food
3
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California Canarygrass
Phalaris californica
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Lemmon's Canarygrass
Phalaris lemmonii
caterpillars
2
food
3