Phalaris aquatica

Phalaris, Australian Canary Grass at West Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

Phalaris aquatica	14 Oct 2023	Grassman
Deyeuxia (genus)	2 Dec 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Setaria viridis	16 Nov 2020	KylieWaldon
Unverified	1 Nov 2020	KylieWaldon

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The Red Browed Finches didn't seem to want any other grass than this one. They spent much time finding a stalk strong enough to take their weight, and then climbed slowly to to the head. Can they eat green seed?

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njones wrote:

2 Nov 2020

possibly Setaria verticillata - pidgeon grass ... will check , others welcome to confirm .. nice pics

Grassman wrote:

14 Oct 2023

Cigar-shaped flowerhead and the spikelets have 2 large glumes which hide the florets

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Sighting information

50 Abundance
1 Nov 2020 11:45 AM Recorded on
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Species information

Phalaris aquatica Scientific name
Phalaris, Australian Canary Grass Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 904.38m Recorded at altitude
121 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania