Poaceae
California canarygrass
Phalaris californica
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phalaris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- خرفار كاليفورني
- English
- California canarygrass
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alisa Kim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Brastow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alisa Kim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.