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Phalaris arundinacea L.

Reed canary grass

source: Michael Becker (2005), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)
source: Michael Becker (2005), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Phalaris arundinacea L.
The Plant list Phalaris arundinacea L.
English name Reed canary grass



Crop relationship
Canary grass same genus



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence common
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe temperate and colder zones
Asia temperate and colder zones and Java (naturalized)
Africa South Africa and mountainous areas in Kenya
North-America temperate and colder zones
South-America -
Australia E-Australia
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.yteqtl
Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.yteqtl

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information