*Phalaris aquatica

Family Poaceae

Phalaris

Erect tufted perennial grass to 1.5 m high, with hard crown of usually contracted rhizomes.

Flowers: Spring, wind pollinated.

Fruit: Dry, single seeded, indehiscent.

Seed: No specialised mechanism for dispersal.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Native to the Mediterranean region. Introduced as pasture species.
• Weed of grasslands.
• Common weed in grassland at the Australian Botanic Garden.

Asterisk * indicates exotic species naturalised at the Australian Botanic Garden.