Phalaris canariensis
Common names
canary grass
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
PHACAN
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Green, White
Year naturalised
1832
Origin
Western Mediterranean
Etymology
canariensis: From the Canary Islands