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Phalaris lemmonii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Poaceae

Scientific name
  
Phalaris lemmonii

Order
  
Poales

Genus
  
Phalaris

Rank
  
Species

Phalaris lemmonii

Similar
  
Phalaris californica, Phalaris angusta, Phalaris caroliniana, Phalaris coerulescens, Phalaris paradoxa

Phalaris lemmonii is an uncommon species of grass known by the common name Lemmon's canarygrass. It is endemic to California, where it can be found in coastal and inland mountain ranges and the Central Valley. It grows mainly in moist areas. It is an annual grass reaching maximum heights between 1.3 and 1.5 meters. The cylindrical inflorescence is up to 12 centimeters long, each spikelet made up of one strongly beaked fertile floret and one or two sterile florets.

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Phalaris lemmonii Wikipedia