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California canarygrass
Phalaris californica
Phalaris californica is an uncommon species of grass known by the common name California canarygrass. It is native to the coastal hills and mountains of southern Oregon and northern and central California, where it grows mainly in moist areas, such as meadows. It is a perennial grass reaching maximum heights between one half and 1.5 meters. The inflorescence is up to 5 centimeters long and 3 wide, roughly oval, pointed at the tip and truncated at...
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Description
It is a perennial grass reaching a maximum height between half a meter and 1.5 meters. The inflorescence is up to 5 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide, roughly oval, pointed at the tip, and truncated at the base. The spikelets are hairy and, as they ripen, they turn shades of magenta to bright pink.
Range & habitat
It is native to the coastal hills and mountains of southern Oregon, as well as northern and central California, where it grows mainly in moist areas such as meadows.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57192.