Arundo donax (Poaceae) Spanish reed, giant reed, wild cane

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Giant reed (Arundo donax) is a grass that can grow up to 20 feet tall. It looks a little like sugarcane, but its leaves are shorter. It leaves are alternately arranged along the stem, and it produces flowers that are long, dense, and plume-like. 

Species description or overview

Arundo donax information
Giant reed images, description, distribution, and risk assessment are from Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk.

Arundo donax on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Arundo donax in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Arundo donax description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Arundo donax as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Arundo donax information
Giant reed ecology, habitat, dispersal, and management are from The Global Invasive Species Database.

Identification

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Pest alerts

Giant reed (Arundo donax): MISC target species
Giant reed (Arundo donax) is targeted by the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC).

Giant reed pest alert 
Giant reed ( Arundo donax) is the featured "Weed of the Week" on the radio program sponsored by Kauai Community Radio and the Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC). This pest alert is available on KISC's "Weed of the Week" site.

Giant reed (Arundo donax) fact sheet
Giant reed (Arundo donax) description, habitat, biology, and management options are provided by Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.

Impacts

Arundo donax (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Arundo donax as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Arundo donax impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Arundo donax as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Arundo donax management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Arundo donax as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Images

Arundo donax information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands   
Information about Arundo donax in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Arundo donax images from PIER
Images of Arundo donax provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Plants of Hawaii: Arundo donax -- MAPS
USDA/ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/)

Arundo donax on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Arundo donax in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) 
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Giant reed (Arundo donax) overview from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC).
Giant reed's description, impacts, images, and distribution in Hawaii are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.

Arundo donax worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Arundo donax is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Full-text articles

The grasses of Hawaii
Hitchcock, A.S. 1922. The grasses of Hawaii. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press : New York, Kraus Reprint Co. (1974). 235 pp. illus. (line drawings).

Arundo donax on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Arundo donax in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Bibliography

Experts

Other resources

Arundo donax references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Arundo donax as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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