Phalaris minor

Life form², ³: grass, annual
Habitat: disturbed wetlands, roadsides, disturbed areas, fields
leaf presence³: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement³: sheathing
leaf format³: simple
leaf shape³: grasslike or linear
leaf surface³: smooth
leaf margin³: entire
Flower color²: green
Armament², ³: spineless
Family¹, ², ³: Poaceae (grass family)
Conserved or Obsolete Family¹: Gramineae (grass family)
Status: introduced,populations established
Locations where collected or observed:
     
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

• ¹ Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
• ² Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
• ³ Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson