Phalaris canariensis L.

 

Common name: Canary Grass

Canary grass is a mostly erect, densely tufted annual.  It stands 20–120 cm tall with long flat leaf-blades that are 5–31.5 cm long and 4–16 mm wide.

 

Distribution:

 

 Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania.

 Western Australia: Irwin, Drummond, Menzies.

South Australia: Flinders Ranges, Northern Lofty, Southern Lofty.

Queensland: Cook, Burnett, Darling Downs, Moreton, Burnett, Wide Bay.

New South Wales: North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, North-Western Slopes, Central-Western Slopes, South-Western Slopes, North-Western Plains.

Victoria: Murray Mallee, Midlands, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Gippsland Plains.

Tasmania: Midlands, East Coast.

 

Bibliography: 

Hacker, J.B. and Tothill, J.C. (1983) The Grasses of Southern Queensland, University of Queensland Press, Queensland.

Simon, B.K. and Sharp, D. (2002) CD Ausgrass: grasses of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra and Environmental protection Agency, Brisbane