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Phalaris arundinacea; reed canary grass [Poaceae]  A large (2-6’), coarse perennial grass of wetlands and disturbed upland sites.  Erect, hairless stem with rather wide, flat, tapering leaves 3-10” long.  Compact panicles of green-to-purple flowers in early summer mature to light brown later in the season.  Emerges early in spring, forming dense stands that crowd out other vegetation.  An invasive introduction from Eurasia.  [042]

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