Phalaris arundinacea
Gardener's Garters, Reed Canary Grass
Other regional names: Reed Canarygrass
- Reed Canarygrass
Also known as: Arundo colorata Aiton +18 more
- Arundo colorata Aiton
- Baldingera arundinacea (L.) Dumort.
- Baldingera arundinacea f. colorata F.W.Schmidt
- Baldingera arundinacea f. colorata G.M.Sch.
- Baldingera arundinacea f. colorata Gaertn. et al.
- Baldingera arundinacea f. rotgesii (Foucaud & Mandon ex Husn.) Foucaud & Mandon
- Baldingera arundinacea f. umbrosa Peterm.
- Baldingera arundinacea subsp. colorata P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Baldingera arundinacea subsp. rotgesii Husn.
- Baldingera arundinacea subsp. umbrosa Peterm.
- Baldingera arundinacea subsp. variegata Coss. & Germ.
- Baldingera arundinacea var. alba Tinant
- Baldingera arundinacea var. picta (L.) Nyman
- Baldingera arundinacea var. picta (L.) Peterm.
- Baldingera arundinacea var. rotgesii Husn.
- Baldingera arundinacea var. variegata Coss. & Germ.
- Baldingera colorata (Sibth.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Calamagrostis colorata Sibth.
- Calamagrostis colorata var. variegata Chevall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Phalaris arundinacea (commonly known as Gardener's-garters or Reed Canary Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Madagascar, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Brazil South, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Egypt, Free State, Iceland, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Peru, South Australia, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia