Poaceae
Annual canarygrass
Phalaris canariensis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phalaris
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- خرفار كناري, حب المصافير
- arz
- خرفار كنارى
- Asturian
- Alpiste
- Basque
- Alpiste
- Chinese
- 加拿麗鷸草, 金丝雀虉草, 金絲雀虉草, 加那利虉草, 加那利鷸草, 加拿丽鹬草, 金丝雀园草芦, 金絲雀園草蘆
- Czech
- Chrastice kanárská
- Dutch
- Kanariezaad
- English
- Annual canarygrass, Canary grass
- Estonian
- Kanaari paelrohi
- Finnish
- Kanarianhelpi
- French
- Alpiste, Blé des Canaries
- German
- Kanarien-Glanzgras, Kanariengras, Kanariensaat, Spitzsamen
- Hungarian
- Fénymag, Kanáriköles
- Italian
- Scagliola
- Japanese
- カナリークサヨシ
- Kannada
- ಕ್ಯಾನರಿ ಹುಲ್ಲು
- Korean
- 카나리아풀
- Lithuanian
- Kanarinis strypainis
- Malayalam
- കാനറിപ്പുല്ല്, Canary grass
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kanarigress
- Polish
- Mozga kanaryjska
- Portuguese
- Alpista, Alpiste
- Russian
- Канареечник канарский, Канарейник, Канарская трава
- Slovenian
- Kanarska čužka
- Spanish
- Alpiste
- Swedish
- Kanariegräs
- Ukrainian
- Очеретянка канаркова
- Welsh
- Pefrwellt yr adar
Synonyms
- Phalaris aquatica Delile ex Boiss.
- Phalaris avicularis Salisb.
- Phalaris canariensis f. bracteata Jansen & Wacht.
- Phalaris canariensis f. colorata Jansen & Wacht.
- Phalaris canariensis f. vivipara Junge
- Phalaris canariensis subsp. typica Posp.
- Phalaris canariensis var. debilis Tocl & Rohlena
- Phalaris canariensis var. nigra Stokes
- Phalaris canariensis var. subcylindrica Thell.
- Phalaris canariensis var. tenuis Jansen & Wacht.
- Phalaris canariensis var. villosula Jansen & Wacht.
- Phalaris ovata Moench
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July, November (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Emily Nyenyedzi Davies, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 何小花, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: S Boisvert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Edward Cwik, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: anasacuta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: laiet17, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.