Phragmites australis (Poaceae)

Species description or overview

Common reed species profile (USDA)
Common reed (Phragmites australis) resources, including citation database, distribution maps, and publications, are provided by the National Invasive Species Information Center.

Phragmites australis description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Phragmites australis 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).

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

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Phragmites australis information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Phragmites australis--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Phragmites australis information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Phragmites australis, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Phragmites australis
Nomenclatural information about Phragmites australis is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Phragmites australis impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Phragmites australis 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

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

Biocontrol efforts

Images

Distribution

Phragmites australis information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Phragmites australis--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

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

Experts

Other resources

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 16 October 2017 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.