THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass
Species Details
Reed Canary-grass is a native perennial in and by the edges of ponds and streams where it can form large stands. It also grows in ditches, marshes, carr woods and wet meadows, and even occasionally on rough and waste ground, It occurs throughout our area avoiding only the high moors of the Dark Peak. Subspecies Xxpicta is recorded from Fairfield (SK0674).