- Phalaris brachystachys
Taxobox
name = Shortspike canarygrass
regnum =Plant ae
image_width = 250px
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Poaceae
genus = "Phalaris"
species = "P. brachystachys"
binomial = "Phalaris brachystachys"
binomial_authority =Link [cite web
url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?27515
title=Phalaris brachystachys information from NPGS/GRIN
publisher=www.ars-grin.gov
accessdate=2008-04-02
last=
first=]Originally from Portugal, Phalaris brachystachys is an annual grass with growth habits and cultural requirements similar to "
Phalaris aquatica ". It grows most actively during the spring and fall, while resting during the heat of midsummer and the short cool days of winter. It also must be protected from heavy freezes.Some "Phalaris" species contain
gramine , which can cause brain damage, other organ damage,central nervous system damage and death in sheep. [cite web
url=http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&id=eASgQyXq8xMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA169&dq=%22mimosa+hostilis%22+dimethyltryptamine&ots=pe6oz-oODM&sig=D6kaAQYmEqSOkJ4kkztPcm2K10I#PPA171,M1
title=Toxicants of Plant Origin - Google Book Search
publisher=books.google.com
accessdate=2008-04-20
last=
first=]While at least one strain showed an extremely strong occurrence of
N,N-DMT as the sole alkaloid, other strains indicated the presence of5-MeO-DMT as well. Strongly positive human bioassays have been reported using some clones. [http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/ayahuasca_apa/aya_sec3_part2_phalaris_strains.shtml Ayahuasca: alkaloids, plants & analogs] ]ee also
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Psychedelic plants References
External links
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* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PHBR3 USDA U.S. Range Maps]
* [http://erowid.org/plants/phalaris/phalaris.shtml Erowid Phalaris Vault]
* [http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/ayahuasca_apa/aya_sec3_part2_phalaris.shtml The genus Phalaris (Ayahuasca: alkaloids, plants & analogs: assembled by Keeper of the Trout)]
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