Phalaris L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 54 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. & Subtropical to Tropical Mountains.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chad, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Sahara, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yemen, Yukon

Extinct in:

Juan Fernández Is.

Introduced into:

Bermuda, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile North, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Free State, Hawaii, Honduras, Iceland, Idaho, Jawa, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Selvagens, South Australia, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Venezuela, Victoria, Western Australia, Zimbabwe

Recorded in error in:

Jawa

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 29 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 54 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Anderson in Iowa State Journ. Sci. 36: 1 (1961)
  • Sp. Pl.: 54 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1983 Thomas, S. [32/1] Bolivia K001472131 Yes
Mabille, P. [s.n.] K003587917 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587908 Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [1195] Greece K003587932 Yes
Roux, H. [s.n.] K003587913 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [2026] United Kingdom K003587898 Yes
Ferreira, M. [s.n.] Portugal K003587923 Yes
Long, W. [8223] South Africa K003589068 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11251] United States K003589110 Yes
Bacigalupo, N.M. [20544] Argentina K003589199 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Italy K003587918 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003587888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587912 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] K003589107 Yes
Dony, J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003587892 Yes
de Heldreich, T. [6] K003587929 Yes
Botros, T. [s.n.] Lebanon K001765394 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Chile K001770360 Yes
Keller, H. [1306] Argentina K003589190 Yes
Venturi, S. [434] Argentina K003589198 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [23050] Spain K003589185 Yes
[G. Orian] [A/124] Mauritius K003588991 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587904 Yes
s.coll. [923] Uruguay K003589225 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K003589186 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003587891 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [95] Spain K003587922 Yes
Salter, T.M. [9108] South Africa K003589071 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K003589228 Yes
Moll, E.J. [2461] South Africa K003589069 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [3738] Argentina K003589193 Yes
Fowler, B.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003587899 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003589213 Yes
Müller [s.n.] K003587930 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003587890 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [11267] Argentina K001905201 Yes
s.coll. [809] Uruguay K003589204 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Italy K003587920 Yes
Kellogg, A.; Harford, W.G.W. [1104] United States K003589103 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000308364 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grant, D.R. [1/56] United Kingdom K003587901 Yes
Mabille, P. [s.n.] K003587916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587931 Yes
s.coll. [7375] Uruguay K003589209 Yes
Burkart [13439] Argentina K003589227 Yes
A. [J]. Pastore [1230] Argentina K003589182 Yes
Pensiero, J.; Marino, G. [4637] Argentina K003589192 Yes
Palmer, C.B. [s.n.] Australia K003588935 Yes
McCallum Webster, M. [9057] United Kingdom K003587902 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003587889 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K003589109 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587914 Yes
[Philippi] [s.n.] Chile K003589202 Yes
Parodi, L.R. [8968] Argentina K003589226 Yes
Rostan, E. [s.n.] K003587919 Yes
Saint Hilaire, A. [s.n.] K003587910 Yes
Darwin, C. [525] Argentina K003589188 Yes
Gay, M.C. [s.n.] Chile K003589203 Yes
Rosengurtt [B-9787] Uruguay K003589207 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003587900 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Argentina K003589189 Yes
Damanakis, M. [1009] K003587937 Yes
Leavenworth, M.C. [s.n.] K003589108 Yes
Dony, J.C.; Dony, C.M. [7] United Kingdom K003587896 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [1861] Argentina K003589194 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587907 Yes
Willianson, J. [3358] Argentina K003589196 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Wilmot-Dear, M.; Saenz, A. [3312] Argentina K003589200 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K003589211 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587915 Yes
Wells, M.J. [4001] South Africa K003589070 Yes
Gallinal, R. [5824] Uruguay K003589205 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [22556] Argentina K003589195 Yes
Silverwood, J. [s.n.] Malta K003587938 Yes
Symon, D.E. [3898] K003588841 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000308363 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587906 Yes
Lobb, W. [s.n.] Chile K003589201 Yes
Bowen, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003587897 Yes
Venturi, S. [892] Argentina K003589197 Yes
Tweedie [[694]] Uruguay K003589210 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587905 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] United States K003589104 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Wilmot-Dear, C.M.; Kiesling, R. [3442] Argentina K003589191 Yes
Gandoger, M. [12103] K003587934 Yes
Baldacci, A. [99] K003587933 Yes
Palmer, C.B. [K308] Australia K003588936 Yes
Abrams, L. [3344] United States K003589102 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [9225] United Kingdom K003587903 Yes
Pichler [s.n.] K003587925 Yes
s.coll. [[8112]] K003589212 Yes
s.coll. [924] Uruguay K003589208 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587911 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [147] Spain K003587924 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [s.n.] United States K003589105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003587909 Yes
[W. Holpur] [s.n.] K003587935 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [W/3010] United Kingdom K003587895 Yes
[Botteri] [s.n.] K003587926 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [W/2007] United Kingdom K003587893 Yes
Gandoger, M. [3584] K003587936 Yes
Venturi, S. [986] Argentina K003589183 Yes
Gallinal, R. [5781] Uruguay K003589224 Yes
Dony, J.G.; Dony, C.M. [23] United Kingdom K003587894 Yes
Todaro [1369] K003587921 Yes
Davies, W. [s.n.] Australia K003588886 Yes
Fischer, W. [268] Argentina K003589187 Yes
Hall, E. [839] United States K003589106 Yes
Black, R.A. [s.n.] K003588842 Yes
Petersen, T.M. [7204] Argentina K003589184 Yes
Costa [7135] Uruguay K003589206 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0