Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phragmites australis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Common Reed from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phragmites australis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phragmites australis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Grasses of Florida (Hall, 2019)
Phragmites australis ssp. australis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Phragmites australis var. australis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-05-001:
Phragmites communis FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phragmites communis
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phragmites phragmites
COMMON NAME:
Common Reed, Old World Reed
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_phau7_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_phco15_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phph4_001_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_081
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Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1559081
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D. Walters & C. Southwick, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5466562
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D. Walters & C. Southwick, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5466563
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D. Walters & C. Southwick, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5466565
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480710
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5487067
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5487097
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Culms erect, with stout creeping rhizomes and often also with stolons, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5487154
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A tall (to 20') wetland grass with leaves sticking out like a corn plant's, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5487193
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Panicle rather densely flowered, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5487226
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Panicle tawny or purplish, 15-40cm long, the branches ascending, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phragmites australis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phragmites australis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phragmites australis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Grasses of Florida (Hall, 2019)
Phragmites australis ssp. australis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Phragmites australis var. australis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-05-001:
Phragmites communis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Phragmites communis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phragmites phragmites
1068
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Brackish and freshwater marshes, dredge-spoil deposit islands, ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- NC Department of Transportation
- SC Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Nuisance Species List, 2003
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- SC List of Regulated Pest Plant Species, 2017
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Glumes purplish
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p400
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p465
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p372
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p190
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina (Smith, 2008) p038
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p213
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p149
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