Poaceae
Littleseed canarygrass
Phalaris minor
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phalaris
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- خرفار صغير, رشاد, شعير الفار
- arz
- خرفار صغير
- Chinese
- 細鷸草, 细虉草, 小籽虉草, 小虉草
- Czech
- Chrastice menší
- Dutch
- Klein kanariezaad
- English
- Littleseed canarygrass, Lesser Canary-grass, Little seed canary grass
- lah
- دنبی سٹی
- Polish
- Mozga drobna
- Punjabi
- ਗੁੱਲੀ ਡੰਡਾ
- Swedish
- Småflen
- Urdu
- دنبی سٹی
- Welsh
- Pefrwellt bach
Synonyms
- Alopecurus otiporensis Griff.
- Phalaris ambigua Fig. & De Not.
- Phalaris aquatica var. minor (Retz.) Mutel
- Phalaris arundinacea var. minor (Retz.) Paunero
- Phalaris brevis Trin.
- Phalaris capensis Thunb.
- Phalaris coerulescens var. minor (Retz.) Mutel
- Phalaris decumbens Moench
- Phalaris gracilis Parl.
- Phalaris haematites Duval-Jouve & Paris
- Phalaris haematites var. granulosa Sennen & Mauricio
- Phalaris mauritii Sennen
- Phalaris minor f. bracteata Jansen & Wacht.
- Phalaris minor f. composita Jansen & Wacht.
- Phalaris minor f. glomerata Jansen & Wacht.
- Phalaris minor f. gracilis (Parl.) Trab.
- Phalaris minor f. haematites Trab.
- Phalaris minor f. integra (Trab.) Trab.
- Phalaris minor f. subcylindrica Jansen & Wacht.
- Phalaris minor subsp. gracilis (Parl.) Arcang.
- Phalaris minor var. comosula Heldr.
- Phalaris minor var. genuina Maire & Weiller
- Phalaris minor var. gracilis (Parl.) Parl.
- Phalaris minor var. haematitis Duval-Jouve
- Phalaris minor var. integra Trab.
- Phalaris minor var. minor
- Phalaris minor var. mouterdei A.Camus & Gomb.
- Phalaris minor var. nepalensis (Trin.) Bor
- Phalaris minor var. phaeosperma Cavara
- Phalaris nepalensis Trin.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May, November to December (from 18 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: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Niko Ioannidis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Apophis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Retz., CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: smail taourirt, 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.