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"Introduced from the Mediterranean region; in grain fields from California to Arizona; ballast, Philadelphia, PA; New Orleans, LA; Baltimore, MD" (Reed, 1964).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Phalaris |
| Species: | P. paradoxa
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| Phalaris paradoxa | |
Phalaris paradoxa is a species of grass in genus Phalaris. Common names include awned canary-grass[1] and hood canarygrass.[2]
The spikelets are very different from those of other members of this genus. The spikelet glumes each have a hook.
It is native to Africa, Asia, and Europe, and it has been introduced widely. Its distribution within the United States includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington.
References
[edit]- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Phalaris paradoxa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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