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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
common reed

       
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Photo of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

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Synonyms:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

  PHAUB Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. var. berlandieri (Fourn.) C.F. Reed
  PHCO15 Phragmites communis Trin.
  PHCOB Phragmites communis Trin. ssp. berlandieri (Fourn.) A. Löve & D. Löve
  PHCOB2 Phragmites communis Trin. var. berlandieri (Fourn.) Fernald
  PHPH4 Phragmites phragmites (L.) Karst.
 

Distribution:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Phragmites
 

Classification:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Phragmites Adans. – reed
Species Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. – common reed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alabama:
phragmites, common reed              Class C noxious weed
Connecticut:
common reed              Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
common reed              Prohibited
South Carolina:
common reed              Plant pest
Phragmites communis
common reed              Invasive aquatic plant
Vermont:
common reed              Class B noxious weed
Washington:
common reed              Class C noxious weed1
 
1 non-native genotypes
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

common reed
Phragmites communis
common reed

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

Introduced Information:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW FACW FACW+ FACW FACW FACW FACW+ FACW+ FACW+ FACW NO OBL NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41072.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

Cornell University Biological Control

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

MA-Controlling the All-Too-Common Reed

NY-Invasive Plant Council of New York State-Top 20

NY-Native or Introduced Genotypes? (Cornell Univ)

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

 
 
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