Phalaris L. >

Male or sterile lemma awnless or with a terminal awn Phalaris

Spikelets not in groups; all with 1 bisexual floret.

Panicle cylindrical, more than twice as long as broad

Panicle lobed, with conspicuous branches, usually interrupted, 5–25 cm long.

Leaf blades green, with a pale midrib. Widespread. Pasture plant. Floodways. Introd. from Europe and Asia. Fl. spring–summer. Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinaceaarundinacea