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Phalaris coerulescens Desf.
POACEAE
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Information from the Index of California Plant Names (ICPN)
Current Jepson Flora Project Synonyms Phalaris bulbosa Cav., illeg.; Phalaris paradoxa var. coerulescens (Desf.) Paunero
Initial Editorial Analysis 15 Aug 2011
Source of Report for California  
a Hrusa et al., ms later published in Madrono 49(2)61-98. 2002: DISTRIBUTION: SnFrB.; STATUS: waif.; NOTES: Like P. paradoxa, but perennial with bulbous based culms, sterile spikelets not clublike; "...single plant on roadside...1999..."
b Hrusa et al., Madrono 49(2)61-98. 2002: DIST: SnFrB: Hrusa et al. Current Status: Casual: DOC: Contra Costa Co.: Mount Diablo, Black Hawk Ridge Road south of Sycamore Creek, single plant on roadside. June 12, 1999, B. Ertter 16713 (JEPS): NOTES: Like P. paradoxa, but perennial with bulbous based culms, sterile spikelets not clublike. Not relocated in 2000, possibly due to road grading at the site.
Initial Editorial Comments according to Source b, in California occurring as a waif (27 Feb 2003).
Editorial Summary and Current Status
Editorial Summary addition, for taxon reported as naturalized in California since The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1]
Current Status JFP-2, accepted name for taxon naturalized in CA
Current Status Authority The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2]
Current Status Date 15 Aug 2011
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List of ICPN names in Phalaris
List of names from ICPN, Hrusa's Crosswalk, and Jepson Flora in Phalaris

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