Phalaris minor

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• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Wheat fields , introduced .[1].

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,701 meters (0 to 15,423 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Annual

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Phalaris aquatica var. minor (Retz.) Mutel • Phalaris arundinacea L. var. minor (Retz.) Paunero

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Phalaris

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

P. angusta (Timothy Canarygrass) · P. aquatica (Bulbous Canary Grass) · P. arundinacea (Gardeners Garters) · P. arundinacea 'Dwarf Garters' (Dwarf Ribbon Grass) · P. arundinacea 'Feesey' (Gardeners Garters) · P. arundinacea 'Feesey's Form' (Pink Ribbon Grass) · P. arundinacea 'Luteo-Picta' (Gardeners Garters) · P. arundinacea 'Strawberries & Cream' (Gardeners Garters) · P. brachystachys (Shortspike Canarygrass) · P. californica (California Canarygrass) · P. canariensis (Annual Canarygrass) · P. caroliniana (Carolina Canarygrass) · P. coerulescens (Sunolgrass) · P. lemmonii (Lemmon's Canarygrass) · P. minor (Canarygrass) · P. paradoxa (Hood Canarygrass) · P. phleoides (Purple-Stem Cat's-Tail)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed March 27, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

• GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
• , Vascular Plant Herbarium

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2661388
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-41337
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71881-3
• GRIN Nomen Number: 27523
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 41337
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PHMI3
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 54213

Footnotes

1. "Phalaris minor". in Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 335, 336. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Mean = 234.740 meters (770.144 feet), Standard Deviation = 412.530 based on 94,410 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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