Reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea L.
other common names: sword grass, lady grass, ladies’ lace, bride’s lace doggers, spires
Phalaris: from Greek, meaning “shining,” alluding to the shining seeds or possibly to the crestlike seed head
Arundinacea: meaning “reedlike”
Grass family: Poaceae (Gramineae)
Phalaris arundinacea L.
other common names: sword grass, lady grass, ladies’ lace, bride’s lace doggers, spires
Phalaris: from Greek, meaning “shining,” alluding to the shining seeds or possibly to the crestlike seed head
Arundinacea: meaning “reedlike”
Grass family: Poaceae (Gramineae)
Photograph by Thomas Rosburg, Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition
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