Reed Canary Grass
Phalaris Arundinacea
Plant type: Grass
Growing Season: Cool
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: High
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: Clay, Loam, Silt, Sand
Acceptable Soil Conditions: Acidic, Alkaline, Heavy metals, Salt
Heavy Metal Type: Ni
Max Plant Height (in ft): 5
First Bloom: June
Last Bloom: August
Flower Color: Yellow
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): 4200
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 9000
Counties: Beaver, Boxelder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Saltlake, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Weber
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Rapid
Germination Overall: High
Germination Rate: Moderate
Germination Requirements: No information found
Reproduction: High
Establishment: High
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Flooding, Fire, Disturbance, Wetland, Riparian
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Energy reclamation, Wildlife habitat, Big Game habitat, Waterfowl habitat, Upland Game habitat, Livestock tolerant, Erosion control, Bumblebee habitat, Monarch Butterfly habitat
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
Notes: In areas of disturbance Reed Canary Grass is known to outcompete other native plants and has a high potential to become weedy
- https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/graminoid/phaaru/all.html
- https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/grasses-and-grasslikes/reed-canarygrass#:~:text=Ecological%20Adaptions%3A,in%20most%20counties%20throughout%20Utah.
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/idpmstn400201.pdf
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13762-018-1823-7
- https://extension.psu.edu/reed-canarygrass
- https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-90-481-3592-9_11