Phalaris angusta

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 angusta

Phalaris angusta Nees ex Trin., Sp. Gram. 1: t. 78 (1827).

Homotypic
- Phalaris intermedia var. angusta (Nees ex Trin.) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 569 (1860).
Heterotypic
- Phalaris chilensis J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 245 (1830).
- Phalaris ludoviciana Torr. ex Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2, Bot.): 56 (1839), pro syn.
- Phalaris laxa Spreng. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 315 (1841), pro syn.
- Phalaris segetalis Steud. in W.Lechler, Berberid. Amer. Austral.: 52 (1857), nom. nud.
- Phalaris angusta f. macra Hack. ex Jansen & Wacht., Ned. Kruidk. Arch., ser. 3, 6: 139 (1917).
- Phalaris angusta monstr. bracteata Jansen & Wacht., Ned. Kruidk. Arch., ser. 3, 6: 139 (1917).

Phalaris angusta Schltdl., Linnaea 24: 187 (1851), nom. illeg. vide Phalaris caroliniana Walter, Fl. Carol.: 74 (1788).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany (introduced).
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Madagascar.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Oregon.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Southeast, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile South, Juan Fernández Islands (extinct), Paraguay, Uruguay.

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Tropicos.org 2025. Phalaris angusta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 December 2025. Reference page.
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USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phalaris angusta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 20. Reference page.