genus phalaris

1. A genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers (synset 112150042)
   is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
   member holonym:

   • gardener's garters, lady's laces, phalaris arundinacea, reed canary grass, ribbon grass - perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
   • birdseed grass, canary grass, phalaris canariensis - Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
   • harding grass, hardinggrass, phalaris aquatica, phalaris tuberosa, toowomba canary grass - perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
   belongs to: family graminaceae, family gramineae, family poaceae, graminaceae, gramineae, grass family, poaceae - the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
   same as: phalaris

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