Poaceae
Hood canarygrass
Phalaris paradoxa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phalaris
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- خرفار متناقض, أبو دميم
- Armenian
- Սերինոսահատ տարօրինակ
- arz
- خرفار متناقض
- Chinese
- 奇虉草, 奇异虉草
- Croatian
- Valjkasta svjetlica
- Czech
- Chrastice podivná
- English
- Hood canarygrass
- Finnish
- Nuijahelpi
- Polish
- Mozga osobliwa
- Swedish
- Klubbflen
- Welsh
- Pefrwellt coliog
Synonyms
- Phalaris appendiculata Schult.
- Phalaris dentata Sieber ex Kunth
- Phalaris obvallata Trin.
- Phalaris paradoxa f. appendiculata (Schult.) Chiov.
- Phalaris paradoxa f. nana Chiov.
- Phalaris paradoxa f. praemorsa (Lam.) Paunero
- Phalaris paradoxa var. appendiculata (Schult.) Pirotta
- Phalaris paradoxa var. intacta Coss. & Durieu
- Phalaris paradoxa var. intermedia Coss. & Durieu
- Phalaris paradoxa var. megastachya Goiran
- Phalaris paradoxa var. microstachya Goiran
- Phalaris paradoxa var. paradoxa
- Phalaris paradoxa var. praemorsa (Lam.) Coss. & Durieu
- Phalaris paradoxa var. typica Paunero
- Phalaris praemorsa Lam.
- Phalaris pruinosa Lam. ex P.Beauv.
- Phalaris pseudoparadoxa Fig. & De Not.
- Phalaris rubens Ehrenb. ex Trin.
- Phalaris sibthorpii Griseb.
- Phalaris utriculosa L. ex Munro
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.