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Phragmites australis, known as the common reed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is a wetland grass that can grow up to 20 feet (6 metres) tall and has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide.
Phragmites australis subsp. australis is a hardy species that can survive and proliferate in a wide range of environmental conditions, but prefers the wetland-upland interface (Avers et al. 2014). It grows on most soil textures from fine clay to sandy loams and is somewhat tolerant of saline or alkaline conditions (ISSG 2011) and so it is often ...
This technical note describes the ecology and distribution of common reed (Phragmites australis) and provides images of morphological features used to distinguish native forms from introduced forms.
Phragmites australis is one of the main wetland plant species used for phytoremediation water treatment. Waste water from lavatories and greywater from kitchens is routed to an underground septic tank-like compartment where the solid waste is allowed to settle out.
Phragmites australis subsp. australis is a hardy species that can survive and proliferate in a wide range of environmental conditions, but prefers the wetland-upland interface (Avers et al. 2014). It grows on most soil textures from fine clay to sandy loams and is somewhat tolerant of saline or alkaline conditions (ISSG 2011) and so it is often ...
The Mississippi River Delta is home to the world’s largest contiguous swath of Phragmites australis, or more commonly known as the common reed. But the plant that can grow to nearly 20 ft. and has been a critical component in stabilizing the state’s coastal erosion is not actually native to Louisiana—well, not entirely.
Facts. This species of grass is introduced to North America and extremely invasive, greatly expanding its range since the early 20th century. It is detrimental to native plants and wildlife, quite difficult to eradicate, and tends to emerge earlier and be less susceptible to insect herbivory than the native strains.
The PLANTS Database includes the following 4 subspecies of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Native
Phragmites australis. Tasmanian people ate the shoots of the underground stems or rhizomes. People from the lower Murray River collected mussels on inland lakes using large, rectangular rafts made from the long stems layered and bound.
Phragmites australis. common reed. A vigorous reed grass to 3m in height, spreading by rhizomes and forming an extensive colony of erect, leafy, robust stems with drooping linear leaves which turn light brown in autumn, and terminal dark purple flowering panicles from late summer
