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Volume 3 Part 2. 0000070974 00000 n It is not invasive. 0000070332 00000 n Reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea- RCG) is a perennial, cool-season, rhizomatous plant in the grass family (Poaceae / Gramineae) (photograph 1). 0000536547 00000 n 0000072377 00000 n arundinacea (often shortened to … endstream endobj startxref 16 69 4). h�b``�b``*``f`R\� Ȁ �L,@ȱ��!��!��H���lE@����� ՗0�>`�@Z�O�mK� �����ӫ6�|�~ �fX%�fd``y�Y>��b��3|0 9}� Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) as a biological model in the study of plant invasions. 0000071894 00000 n 0000014935 00000 n 0000032488 00000 n 0000033285 00000 n �ϴ 0000521082 00000 n Common names: reed canary grass; Scientific names: P. arundinacea; Phalaroides arundinacea; Ecological threat: It forms dense, persistent monospecific stands in wetlands, moist meadows, and riparian areas that outcompete desirable native plants. Appearance Phalaris arundinacea is a cool-season perennial grass that grows to 6 ft. (1.7 m) tall. 0000069919 00000 n Invasive reed canary grass grows densely, preventing or crowding out natural regeneration of wetland trees and shrubs. Reed canarygrass was the third most commonly observed invasive plant species, after multiflora rose and garlic mustard. 0000032393 00000 n 0000070687 00000 n endstream endobj 113 0 obj <>/Metadata 13 0 R/Pages 110 0 R/StructTreeRoot 33 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 114 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 110 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 115 0 obj <>stream Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) is a persistent invasive aquatic plant from Eurasia that chokes out most native plant communities and causes damage to some native bird and amphibian populations when it appears in more natural ecosystems. Reed canary grass has become invasive or problematic in New England and across North America, and the invasive plants may be the Eurasian genotype. 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