  phalaris arundinacea, sometimes known as reed canarygrass, is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in europe, asia, northern africa and north america.phalaris arundinacea. germplasm resources information network. other common names for the plant include gardener's-garters in english, alpiste roseau in french, rohrglanzgras in german, kusa-yoshi in japanese, caniÃ§o-malhado in portuguese, and hierba cinta and pasto cinto in spanish.phalaris arundinacea. usda nrcs plant guide. ==description== the stems can reach 2 meters in height.waggy, melissa, a. 2010. phalaris arundinacea. in: fire effects information system. u.s. department of agriculture, forest service, rocky mountain research station, fire sciences laboratory. the leaf blades are usually green, but may be variegated. the panicles are up to 30 centimeters long. the spikelets are light green, often streaked with darker green or purple.phalaris arundinacea. flora of china. this is a perennial grass which spreads underground by its thick rhizomes. ==uses== a number of cultivars of p. arundinacea have been selected for use as ornamental plants, including variegated (striped) cultivars &ndash; sometimes called ribbon grass &ndash; such as 'castor' and 'feesey'. the latter has a pink tinge to the leaves.phalaris arundinacea var. picta 'feesey'. when grown, although drought-tolerant, it likes abundant water and can even be grown as an aquatic plant. reed canarygrass grows well on poor soils and contaminated industrial sites, and researchers at teesside university's contaminated land & water centre have suggested it as the ideal candidate
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