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Taxon:  Phalaris minor Retz.



Summary
Genus:
Phalaris
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Phalaridinae
Nomen number:
27523
Place of publication:
Observ. bot. 3:8. 1783
Verified:
01/25/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (4  active, 4  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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  2. Baldini, R. M. 1995. Revision of the genus Phalaris L. (Gramineae). Webbia 49:279.
  3. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
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  24. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:485.
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Common names
English
annual Canary grass –
bristle-spike Canary grass –
lesser Canary grass –
little-seed Canary grass –
small Canary grass –
wild Canary grass –
French
phalaris mineur –
German
kleines Glanzgras –
Portuguese
talaceiro –
Portuguese (Brazil)
alfarino –
pasto-romano –
Spanish
alpiste valillo –
pasto romano –
Swedish
småflen –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaBahrain  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaKuwait  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEuropeEast EuropeUkraineKrym 
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Germany, Netherlands
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece, Croatia, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Adventive
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Kyushu]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Baldini, R. M. 1995. Revision of the genus Phalaris L. (Gramineae). Webbia 49:279.
Animal foodforage Baldini, R. M. 1995. Revision of the genus Phalaris L. (Gramineae). Webbia 49:279.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27523. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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