Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (I) Phalaris bulbosa auct.
• (≡) Phalaris nodosa L.
• (=) Phalaris stenoptera Hack.
• (=) Phalaris tuberosa L.
• (=) Phalaris tuberosa var. stenoptera (Hack.) Hitchc.
• (=) Phalaris tuberosa var. tuberosa L.

Common names:

• Australian phalaris  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• bulbous Canary grass  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• Harding grass  (Source: F CalifJep) - English
• Toowoomba Canary grass  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• alpiste bulbeux  (Source: Dict Rehm) - French
• herbe de Harding  (Source: Dict Rehm) - French
• phalaris tubéreux  (Source: Dict Rehm) - French
• knolliges Glanzgras  (Source: Dict Rehm) - German
• falaride tuberosa  (Source: Mult Glossary Crops) - Italian
• hādhingu-gurasu  (Source: Pl Names) - Japanese Rōmaji
• capim-doce  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Portuguese
• rabillo de cordero  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Spanish
• knölflen  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish
• shui ge cao  (Source: F ChinaEng) - Transcribed Chinese

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: fodder; forage
• Vertebrate poisons:
• Weed: potential seed contaminant; potential seed contaminant

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

• MACARONESIA: Portugal, [Madeira Islands] Spain [Canarias]
• NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

• WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
• CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan

Europe

• SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, [Crete (incl. Crete)] Italy (incl. Sicily)
• SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (incl. Corsica), Portugal, Spain (incl. Baleares)


Naturalized

Africa

• SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa

Australasia

• AUSTRALIA: Australia
• NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

• NORTHERN EUROPE: Ireland, United Kingdom

Northern America

• United States

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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27511. Accessed 1 July 2024.