New York Metropolitan Flora

Genus: Phalaris

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Last Modified 07/05/2013

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Nomenclature

Phalaris Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 54. 1753.

List of Phalaris Species

Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris canariensis

References to Phalaris

  • Anderson, D. E. 1961. Taxonomy and the distribution of the genus Phalaris. Iowa State J. Sci. 36: 1-96.
  • Gifford, A. L. S.; Ferdy, J. B.; Molofsky, J. 2002. Genetic composition and morphological variation among populations of the invasive grass, Phalaria arundinacea. Canad. J. Bot. 80: 779-785.
  • He, Z. et.al. 2011. Greater seasonal carbon gain across a broad temperature range contributes to the invasive potential of Phalaris arundinacea (Poaceae: reed canary grass) over the native sedge Carex stricta (Cyperaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 98: 20-30.
  • Kellogg, C. H. et.al. 2003. Effects of water level, shade and time on germination and growth of freshwater marsh plants along a simulated successional gradient. J. Ecol. 91: 274-282.
  • Kellogg, C. H.; Bridgham, S. D. 2004. Disturbance, herbivory, and propagule dispersal control dominance of an invasive grass. Biological Invasions 6: 319-329.
  • Klimesova, J. 1994. The effects of timing and duration of floods on growth of young plants of Phalaris arundinacea L. and Urtica dioica L.: An experimental study. Aquatic Botany 48: 21-29.
  • Leck, M. A. 1996. Germination of macrophytes from a Delaware River tidal freshwater wetland. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 123: 48-67.
  • Lindig-Cisneros, R.; Zedler, J. B. 2002. Phalaris arundinacea seedling establishment: effects of canopy complexity in fen, mesocosm, and restoration experiments. Canad. J. Bot. 80: 617-624.
  • Martina, J. P.; von Ende, C. N. 2008. Correlation of soil nutrient characteristics and reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinaceae: Poaceae) abundance in northern Illinois (USA). Amer. Midl. Naturalist 160: 430-437.
  • Moyle, J. B. 1945. Some chemical factors influencing the distribution of aquatic plants in Minnesota. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 34: 402-420.
  • Spyreas, G. et.al. 2010. Biological consequences of invasion by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Biological Invasions 12: 1253-1267.
  • Voshell. S. M. et.al. 2011. Canary grasses (Phalaris, Poaceae): molecular phylogenetics, polyploidy and floret evolution. Taxon 60: 1306-1316.