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Reed Canary Grass
Reed Canary Grass
Phalaris arundinacea
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Northern Hemisphere
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This tall perennial grass forms dense, uniform colonies along lake and stream banks. Its creeping underground stems can grow several meters long to rapidly colonize wet soil.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Phalaris
Species
Phalaris arundinacea