Phalaris arundinacea L.
(Reed Canary-grass)

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Phalaris arundinacea var arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary-grass)
GenusPhalaris (Canary grasses)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Briggs, M. Leersia oryzoides / Phalaris arundinacea, vegetative Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary-grass) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary-grass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 45 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phalaris arundinacea (Reed Canary-grass)
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