Phalaris brachystachys

TaxID: 1053383

Basic Information

Phalaris brachystachys

Confused Canary-Grass, Confused Canary-grass

Phalaris brachystachys, the confused canary-grass or shortspike canarygrass, is an annual grass with growth habits and cultural requirements similar to Phalaris aquatica. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It grows most actively during the spring and fall, while resting during the heat of midsummer and the short cool days of winter. It also must be protected from heavy freezes. Some Phalaris species contain gramine, which can cause brain damage, other organ damage, central nervous system damage and death in sheep. While at least one strain showed an extremely strong occurrence of N,N-DMT as the sole alkaloid, other strains indicated the presence of 5-MeO-DMT as well. Strongly positive human bioassays have been reported using some clones.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Phalaris

brachystachys

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Phalaris brachystachys
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Phalaris brachystachys
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(c) יאיר אור@BY-NC-SA
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(c) Uriah Resheff@BY-NC
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(c) bobasil@BY-NC
Phalaris brachystachys
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(c) Ron Frumkin@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019

Distribution (26 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Albania Present —
Australia Present —
Belgium Present —
Switzerland Present —
Cyprus Present —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
United Kingdom Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (3 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
ITSAO3733-14 - ITS2 214 France - 46.64237, 2.1940236
GBVD4407-11 - rbcL 663 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
GBVD4406-11 - matK 813 Portugal - 39.675292999999996, -7.9336624

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