Reed Canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea L.

Grass family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need High

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 5.5 – 8.0

Frost-Free Days 120 days

Precipitation 30 – 65 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Enodia anthedon, Oeneis chryxus, Papaipema cataphracta, Xylomoia chagnoni

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N), SPM (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.