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Phalaris minor - Retz.

Common Name Small Canary Grass, Littleseed canarygrass
Family Poaceae
USDA hardiness 5-9
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Sandy soils[17].
Range Europe - Mediterranean to northwest France. Naturalized, or perhaps native, in the Channel Islands.
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Phalaris minor Small Canary Grass, Littleseed canarygrass


Phalaris minor Small Canary Grass, Littleseed canarygrass
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC.

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Phalaris minor is a ANNUAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in leaf from May to October, in flower from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

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Plant Habitats

 Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Seed - cooked[257]. The seed can be ground into a flour and used in making bread, cakes etc. It is rather small and fiddly to utilize.

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

An easily grown plant, succeeding in an ordinary garden soil[1]. It is tolerant of most conditions, dry or wet[200].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ[162].

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt (Sinai), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia TROPICAL ASIA: India, Pakistan EUROPE: Germany, Netherlands, Albania, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Phalaris arundinaceaCanary Grass, Reed canarygrass, Gardener's Garter Grass, Ribbon GrassPerennial1.5 4-9 FLMHSNDMWe004
Phalaris canariensisCanary Grass, Annual canarygrassAnnual1.0 5-9  LMHNMWe200

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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Botanical References

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