Species

Phalaris canariensis

Etymology

canariensis: From the Canary Islands

Common Name(s)

canary grass

Authority

Phalaris canariensis L.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

PHACAN

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Flower Colours

Green,White

Year Naturalised

1832

Origin

Western Mediterranean

This page last updated on 21 May 2010