Phalaris canariensis

Phalaris canariensis

Phalaris canariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Phalaridinae
Genus: Phalaris
Species: Phalaris canariensis

Name

Phalaris canariensis L., Sp. Pl.: 54 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phalaris avicularis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 17 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Phalaris canariensis subsp. typica Posp. in Fl. Oesterr. Küstenl. 1: 59 (1897), not validly publ.
  • Phalaris ovata Moench in Methodus: 208 (1794), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Phalaris aquatica Delile ex Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 5: 471 (1884), pro syn.
  • Phalaris canariensis f. bracteata Jansen & Wacht. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch., ser. 3, 6: 135 (1917)
  • Phalaris canariensis f. colorata Jansen & Wacht. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch., ser. 3, 52: 213 (1942)
  • Phalaris canariensis var. debilis Tocl & Rohlena in Věstn. Král. České Společn. Nauk. Tř. Mat.-Přír. 49: 1 (1902)
  • Phalaris canariensis var. nigra Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 135 (1812)
  • Phalaris canariensis var. subcylindrica Thell. in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 56: 271 (1912)
  • Phalaris canariensis var. tenuis Jansen & Wacht. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch., ser. 3, 52: 213 (1942)
  • Phalaris canariensis var. villosula Jansen & Wacht. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch., ser. 3, 52: 213 (1942)
  • Phalaris canariensis f. vivipara Junge in Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 30(Beih. 3): 123 (1912)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern Africa Regionalː Macaronesia Canary Is. Regionalː Northern Africa Morocco Introduced into: Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, Egypt, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Peru, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Réunion, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 54. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Phalaris canariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Phalaris canariensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Phalaris canariensis. Published online. Accessed: December 21 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phalaris canariensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Canary grass
• español: alpiste, grano de Canarias, rabillo de cordero
• suomi: Kanarianhelpi
• français: Alpiste
• galego: Alpiste
• 日本語: カナリークサヨシ
• Nederlands: Kanariezaad
• português: Alpiste
• slovenščina: kanarska čužka
• Türkçe: Kuşyemi
• 中文: 金絲雀虉草

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