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Phalaris coerulescens

Authority Desf. Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 8492

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A robust bunchgrass reaching a height of up to 150 cm. It has 2-3 bulblike enlargements at the base and an inflorescence in form of a panicle. USES Grown as a pasture grass. KILLING T Frost tolerant. GROWING PERIOD Long-lived cool season perennial grass, growing autumn, winter and spring. Usually not grassed in the first year. COMMON NAMES Sumolgrass, Alpiste bleuatre. FURTHER INF It is native of the Mediterranean region and has been introduced in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia. It is often considered a weed of cultivated fields.
Sources
SOURCES (P. coerulescens Desf.) Kernick M 1978 pp 279-303 [KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, DEP, DRA, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 514 [LIMIT] Duke J 1979 pp 95 [TEMP, RAIN, PH] Duke J 1975 pp 24 [TEMP, RAIN, PH]