Phalaris minor is a species of grass native to North Africa, Europe, and South Asia. The bunchgrass is widely naturalised elsewhere.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Lesser Canary Grass being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Phalaris canariensis
- Phalaris paradoxa
- Phalaris caroliniana
- Phalaris aquatica
- Phalaris californica
- Phalaris coerulescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phalaris
- Species
- Phalaris minor
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