Phalaris caroliniana

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Phalaris caroliniana Walter
Common Name:Carolina Canary Grass; May Grass
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PHCA6
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Phalaris
Species Phalaris caroliniana Walter - Carolina Canary Grass; May Grass

Citation

Citation Phalaris caroliniana Walter, Fl. Carol. 74. 1788.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: McCormick Co.: Ca. 1 1/3 mi. due N of Clark Hill Dam, 4 May 1949, Duncan 9468 (neotype: US). Neotypified by Anderson, Iowa State J. Sci. 36: 80. 1961.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Phalaris americana Phalaris americana Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 101. 1816. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Elliott 25 (lectotype: CHARL). Lectotypified by Baldini, Webbia 49: 299. 1985.
Phalaris intermedia Phalaris intermedia Bosc ex Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 300. 1810. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Bosc s.n. (lectotype: P; isolectotypes: LE, US(fragm)). Lectotypified by Baldini, Webbia 49: 299. 1995.
Phalaris intermedia var. microstachya Phalaris intermedia Bosc ex Poiret, var. microstachya (de Candolle) Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 42. 1892.Phalaris microstachya de Candolle 1813. 
Phalaris microstachya Phalaris microstachya de Candolle, Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 131. 1813. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Bosc s.n. (lectotype: G). Lectotypified by Baldini, Webbia 49: 299. 1995.
Phalaris occidentalis Phalaris occidentalis Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2. 5: 144. 1835. ARKANSAS: Sebastian Co.: Fort Smith, on the Arkansas to Red River, s.d., Nuttall s.n. (lectotype: PH; isolectotypes: BM, FI-W, PH, US(fragm)). Lectotypified by Baldini, Webbia 49: 299. 1995.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Houston, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Sumter, Talladega, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL, UWFP

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 1995

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00058721 Sumter 30 Apr 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2547		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UWAL0009174 Perry 13 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5291		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UNA00005651 Greene 25 Apr 1967 Naugle, Helen E.
G 212		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
ALNHS00005231 Greene 19 APR 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3492		 ALNHS
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UWAL0017041 Baldwin 25 Mar 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13898		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
AUA000018749 Butler 16 May 1979 Crawford, Lloyd C.
 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
TROY000027346 Sumter 27 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11795		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
USAM000012477 Mobile 10 Apr 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7567.1		 USAM
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
JSU100521 Lawrence 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17978		 JSU
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
AUA000018754 Lee 19 May 1969 Burton, Dan
164		 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
UNA00045716 Houston 15 Apr 1995 MacDonald, John R.
8391		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
JSU100520 Cherokee 06 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13088		 JSU
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
JSU100632 Baldwin 29 Mar 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
454		 JSU
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWFP000023711acc Escambia 17 Apr 2013 James R. Burkhalter
24025		 UWFP
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWAL0010977 Houston 05 Apr 2007 Kral, Robert
97856		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
TROY000027345 Randolph 05 May 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11234		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWAL0049372 Bullock 30 Apr 2017 Horne, Howard E.
3842		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
AUA000018751 Elmore 5 May 1966 Berry, Robert
 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
JSU140221 Dallas 23 Apr 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-675		 JSU
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWAL0019464 Wilcox 01 May 1987 Kral, Robert
73821		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
TROY000041156 Elmore 14 Apr 2012 Pullen, Robert
397		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
AUA000018760 Talladega 15 Apr 1922 Morris, J.E.
 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
TROY000012549 Coffee 10 Apr 2000 Martin, Brian H.
539		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWAL0012721 Marengo 28 Apr 2009 England, J. Kevin
2022		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
JSU100519 Calhoun 27 Apr 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10757		 JSU
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
ALNHS00003152 Lawrence 6 May 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1657		 ALNHS
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UWAL0050867 Mobile 08 Apr 1966 Deramus, Rebecca
D864		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
AUA000038294 Lawrence 14 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6324		 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
UNA00005646 Greene 25 Apr 1967 Naugle, Helen E.
G 212		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UNA00005641 Mobile 10 Apr 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D383		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UNA00005636 Hale 09 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
230		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UWFP000014386acc Conecuh 18 May 1996 James R. Burkhalter
14983		 UWFP
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UNA00066812 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17390		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
SAMF0006840 Mobile 13 Apr 2019 Hatcher, Joy
23		 SAMF
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWAL0037133 Jefferson 23 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14562		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
USAM000012480 Mobile 31 Mar 1969 LeLong, Michel G.
5048		 USAM
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWAL0038240 Mobile 17 May 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7097		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000012553 Geneva 14 Apr 2001 Kral, Robert
90761		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWAL0009082 Lee 01 May 1952 Cunningham, Hugh B.
s.n.		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
TROY000046817 Mobile 31 Mar 1969 Lelong, Michel G.
5048		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000032462 Butler 10 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21887		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
AUA000041252 Bullock 22 Apr 2014 Hansen, Curtis J.
5880		 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
UWAL0049660 Bullock 22 Apr 2014 Hansen, Curtis J.
5880		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UNA00012870 Perry 02 May 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
AUA000018755 Lee 19 May 1969 Harmon, Crystal
164		 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
USAM000012479 Mobile 16 Apr 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9132		 USAM
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000045314 Geneva 06 Apr 2017 Byrd, Cameron
930		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UWAL0043467 Baldwin 31 Mar 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1170		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000012551 Butler 18 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17390		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000030723 Lee 01 May 1952 Cunningham, Hugh B.
s.n.		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UNA00005606 Wilcox 15 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1470		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
AUA000018753 Lee 14 Apr 1952 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
AUA000018756 Lee 24 Apr 1960 Banks, Donald J.
37		 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
AUA000028191 Hale 22 Apr 2000 Barger, T. Wayne
111		 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
UNA00005611 Perry 15 May 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2072		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UWAL0037743 Mobile 10 Apr 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7567.4		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
TROY000012552 Crenshaw 30 Apr 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
11666		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
USAM000012478 Mobile 17 May 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7097		 USAM
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000042312 Perry 13 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5291		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000048186 Mobile 17 May 1973 Lelong, Michel G.
7097		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000012554 Montgomery 09 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19234		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
AUA000018758 Lee 15 May 1952 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
AUA000018752 Lee 15 May 1922 Simmons, W.Ellis
 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
AUA000018759 Lowndes 11 May 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2499		 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
AUA000018750 Crenshaw 30 May 1996 Diamond, Alvin R.
10282		 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
UWAL0010882 Pike 24 Apr 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22974		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
ALNHS00008211 Houston 23 Mar 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5956		 ALNHS
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
USAM000012476 Mobile 16 Apr 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9118		 USAM
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
TROY000043554 Escambia 17 Apr 2013 Burkhalter, James R.
24025		 TROY
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
ALNHS00000481 Baldwin 20 Apr 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-709		 ALNHS
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
UWAL0035066 Lawrence 14 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6324		 UWAL
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
AUA000018757 Lee 1 May 1952 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Phalaris Caroliniana Walt.
USAM000012475 Mobile 10 Apr 1978 LeLong, Michel G.
10130		 USAM
Phalaris caroliniana Walter
UNA00005666 Mobile _ Jun 1892 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
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