Poaceae
Sunolgrass
Phalaris coerulescens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phalaris
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- خرفار مزرق
- Chinese
- 天蓝虉草, 球茎虉草
- Czech
- Chrastice namodralá
- English
- Sunolgrass
- Swedish
- Blåflen
Synonyms
- Phalaris aquatica var. macrostachya Mutel
- Phalaris aquatica var. macrostachys Mutel
- Phalaris bulbosa var. coerulescens (Desf.) Knoche
- Phalaris bulbosa var. nervosa Willk.
- Phalaris coerulescens subsp. lusitanica Rocha Afonso & Franco
- Phalaris coerulescens var. concolor Lojac.
- Phalaris coerulescens var. maior De Not.
- Phalaris coerulescens var. major De Not.
- Phalaris coerulescens var. ovata Parl.
- Phalaris coerulescens var. tenuis Asch. & Graebn.
- Phalaris coerulescens var. villosula De Not. ex Parl.
- Phalaris commutata Roem. & Schult.
- Phalaris nodosa subsp. caerulescens (Desf.) Ball
- Phalaris paradoxa var. caerulescens (Desf.) Ruiz
- Phalaris paradoxa var. coerulescens (Desf.) Paunero
- Phalaris paradoxa var. megastachys Goiran
- Phalaris paradoxa var. microstachys Goiran
- Phalaris tuberosa Link
- Phalaris variegata Spreng.
- Phalaris villosula De Not. ex Parl.
- Phleum alatum Host
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: FlorentBeck, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jose Torres, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: FlorentBeck, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Monteiro Henrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Monteiro Henrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.