Poaceae
Lemmon's canarygrass
Phalaris lemmonii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phalaris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- خرفار لموني
- English
- Lemmon's canarygrass
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: D Defreese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, 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.