home   about   search

biodiversity explorer

the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Phalaris

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales > Family: Poaceae

There are about 16 species worldwide (northern temperate regions, South America) of which six have become established in southern Africa as weeds or escapees from cultivation. 

Species naturalised in southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and Flora of Zimbabwe.

Phalaris angusta

 

Phalaris aquatica

 

Phalaris arundinacea

 

Phalaris canariensis

 

Phalaris minor

 

Phalaris paradoxa