Phalaris arundinacea, sometimes known as reed canary grass, is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. Other common names for the plant include gardener's-garters in English, alpiste roseau in French, rohrglanzgras in German, kusa-yoshi in Japanese,
Plant of wet ground. Small spikelets. Ligule rounded
Form of inflorescence | Not spike-like |
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Branches whorled? | No |
Height | Tall |
Awn length | Zero |
Number of florets | One |