Phalaris minor is a species of grass native to North Africa, Europe, and South Asia.

Common names include little seed canary grass, small-seeded canary grass, small canary grass,[2] lesser-canary grass,[3] guli danda (Hindi), and sittee booti (Urdu).

[4] Phalaris minor grows as a tufted annual bunchgrass up to 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in height.

It was first published under its current name by Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783, and has retained that name since.

[6] It is used as a fodder or forage for livestock and birdseed, but is poisonous to some mammals, and is a potential contaminant of seed crops.