Genus Phalaris L.


Summary
Genus number:
9210
Last updated:
8 February 2017
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Phalaridinae
Common name(s):

canary grass
Accession count:

997 (828  active, 772  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

Subdivisions of Phalaris L.
Subgenus
Digraphis
Phalaris
Images (12 total. Click on image for more.)
Disseminule drawings\; A: Spikelet; B: floret; C-D: caryopsis in two views

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References:
  1. Baldini, R. M. 1995. Revision of the genus Phalaris L. (Gramineae). Webbia 49:265-329.
  2. Barrie, F. R. 2006. Report of the General Committee: 9. Taxon 55:796. Note: conservation deemed unnecessary
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 1995. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 43. Taxon 44:611-612. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  4. Jarvis, C. E. 1991. Seventy-two proposals for the conservation of types of selected Linnaean generic names, the report of Subcommittee 3C on the lectotypification of Linnaean generic names. Taxon 41:552-583. Note: subcommittee on Linnaean generic names proposal for conservation
  5. Nicolson, D. H. 1999. Report of the General Committee: 8. Taxon 48:373-374. Note: action on Linnaean generic names deferred
  6. Voshell, S. M. & K. W. Hilu. 2014. Canary grasses (Phalaris, Poaceae): biogeography, molecular dating and the role of floret structure in dispersal. Molec. Ecol. 23:212-224.
  7. Voshell, S. M. et al. 2011. Canary grass (Phalaris, Poaceae): Molecular phylogenetics, polyploidy and floret evolution. Taxon 60:1306-1316.
  8. Voshell, S. M. et al. 2015. Infrageneric treatment of Phalaris (Canary grass, Poaceae) based on molecular phylogenetics and floret structure. Austral. Syst. Bot. 28:355-367.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=9210. Accessed 10 May 2026.