Phalaris caroliniana Walter. Common name: Maygrass, Carolina Canary-grass. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Borders of oligohaline tidal marshes, bottomland forests, ditches, roadsides, pastures, fallow fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: NC west to OR, south into Mexico (BCN, CHH, COA, NLE, SON), the original distribution now obscured.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, K4, Mo1, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, Tn, WH3, Tucker (1996), Voshell, Baldini, & Hilu (2016); = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Phalaris caroliniana Walter 1788
Links to other floras: = Phalaris caroliniana - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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