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Phalaris arundinacea
reed canary grass, reed canarygrass
Yellowstone National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Phalaris arundinacea L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Phalaris arundinacea var. arundinacea

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Phalaris, Species Phalaris arundinacea


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ID: SNR; MT: SNA; WY: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Redwood National Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Suitland Parkway	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:00:49 PM

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