Poaceae
Bulbous canarygrass
Phalaris aquatica
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phalaris
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- خرفار مائي, خرفار سبيبي
- arz
- خرفار مائى
- Bulgarian
- Грудеста тръстичина
- Chinese
- 水虉草
- English
- Bulbous canarygrass
- French
- Alpiste tubéreux
- kab
- Ṣibus
- Persian
- فالاریس آکواتیکا
- Swedish
- Knölflen
- Welsh
- Pefrwellt goddfog
Synonyms
- Phalaris altissima Menezes
- Phalaris aquatica var. aquatica
- Phalaris aquatica var. hirtiglumis (Trab.) Portal
- Phalaris aquatica var. major Willk.
- Phalaris aquatica var. stenoptera (Hack.) Burkart
- Phalaris arundinacea subsp. bulbosa Paunero
- Phalaris bulbosa Ten.
- Phalaris bulbosa var. alata (Batt. & Trab.) Maire & Weiller
- Phalaris bulbosa var. clausonis (Maire & Trab.) Maire & Weiller
- Phalaris bulbosa var. hirtiglumis Batt. & Trab.
- Phalaris caespitosa Thouars
- Phalaris elongata Braun-Blanq.
- Phalaris hirtiglumis (Trab.) Baldini
- Phalaris nodosa L.
- Phalaris nodosa var. minor Lojac.
- Phalaris stenoptera Hack.
- Phalaris trabutiana Maire
- Phalaris tuberosa L.
- Phalaris tuberosa var. alata Trab.
- Phalaris tuberosa var. clausonis Maire & Trab.
- Phalaris tuberosa var. hirtiglumis Batt. & Trab.
- Phalaris tuberosa var. hirtiglumis Batt. & Trab.
- Phalaris tuberosa var. stenoptera (Hack.) Hitchc.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to August, November to December (from 73 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: rockybajada, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.