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Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass PHAR3
Form: Moderately tall, erect grass up to 5 ft (1.5 m);
perennial.
Leaves: Leaves ¼-¾ in. (0.5-2 cm) wide, ligules
membranous and large up to ½ in. (10 mm) long; upper
surface of blades usually scabrous.
Flowers/fruit: Inflorescence often purplish to gray-green;
spikelets seemingly 1-flowered (actually 2 membranous flaps
represent sterile florets), glumes compressed and keeled,
lemmas awnless.
Habitat: Wetland forests, streambanks, lakeshores,
marshes, along ditches and moist ground.
Other distinguishing features/notes: Native and
introduced forms are found in North America but are not
distinguishable.
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