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Taxon:  Phalaris paradoxa L.



Summary
Genus:
Phalaris
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Phalaridinae
Nomen number:
27526
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:1665. 1763
Verified:
01/24/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Phalaris paradoxa L. var. praemorsa (Lam.) Coss. & Durieu
Phalaris praemorsa Lam.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Baldini, R. M. 1995. Revision of the genus Phalaris L. (Gramineae). Webbia 49:290.
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  5. 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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Common names
English
awned Canary grass –
bristle-spike Canary grass –
hooded Canary grass –
paradoxa grass –
paradoxical Canary grass –
variable Canary grass –
Swedish
klubbflen –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Adventive
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway, Sweden
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Uruguay
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
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=27526. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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