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Phragmites australis

ClassificationFlowering Plants
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusPhragmites
SpeciesPhragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Common NameCommon reed
Growth HabitGrass
DurationPerennial
Plant Notes**
C value 0
StatusNative, Invasive, FACW+ (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Arundo altissima Arundo altissima Benth.  
Arundo graeca Arundo graeca Link  
Arundo isiaca Arundo isiaca Delile  
Arundo maxima Arundo maxima Forssk.  
Arundo occidentalis Arundo occidentalis Sieber ex Schult.  
Arundo palustris Arundo palustris Salisb.  
Arundo phragmites Arundo phragmites  
Arundo vulgaris Arundo vulgaris Lam.  
Cynodon phragmites Cynodon phragmites (L.) Raspail  
Phragmites altissimus Phragmites altissimus (Benth.) Mabille ex Debeaux  
Phragmites australis subsp. maximus Phragmites australis subsp. maximus (Forssk.) Soó  
Phragmites australis var. berlandieri Phragmites australis var. berlandieri (Fourn.) C.F. Reed  
Phragmites berlandieri Phragmites berlandieri  
Phragmites capensis Phragmites capensis Nees  
Phragmites caudatus Phragmites caudatus Nees ex Meyen  
Phragmites chilensis Phragmites chilensis Steud.  
Phragmites communis Phragmites communis Trin.  
Phragmites communis subsp. berlandieri Phragmites communis subsp. berlandieri (Fourn.) A.& D. Löve  
Phragmites communis subsp. maximus Phragmites communis subsp. maximus (Forssk.) Clayton  
Phragmites communis var. berlandieri Phragmites communis var. berlandieri (Fourn.) Fern.  
Phragmites communis var. flavescens Phragmites communis var. flavescens Custer  
Phragmites communis var. genuinus Phragmites communis var. genuinus Stuck.  
Phragmites communis var. hispanicus Phragmites communis var. hispanicus (Nees) K. Richt.  
Phragmites communis var. isiacus Phragmites communis var. isiacus (Delile) Engl.  
Phragmites communis var. mauritianus Phragmites communis var. mauritianus (Kunth) Baker  
Phragmites communis var. variegatus Phragmites communis var. variegatus Hitchc. ex L.H. Bailey  
Phragmites dioicus Phragmites dioicus Hack. ex Conert  
Phragmites fissifolius Phragmites fissifolius Steud.  
Phragmites hispanicus Phragmites hispanicus Nees  
Phragmites isiacus Phragmites isiacus (Delile) Kunth  
Phragmites martinicensis Phragmites martinicensis Trin. ex Steud.  
Phragmites mauritianus Phragmites mauritianus Kunth  
Phragmites maximus Phragmites maximus (Forssk.) Chiov.  
Phragmites maximus var. berlandieri Phragmites maximus var. berlandieri (E. Fourn.) Moldenke  
Phragmites maximus var. variegatus Phragmites maximus var. variegatus (Hitchc. ex L.H. Bailey) Moldenke  
Phragmites occidentalis Phragmites occidentalis Trin. ex Steud.  
Phragmites phragmites Phragmites phragmites (L.) Karst.  
Phragmites vulgaris subsp. maximus Phragmites vulgaris subsp. maximus (Forssk.) Chiov.  
Phragmites vulgaris var. mauritianus Phragmites vulgaris var. mauritianus (Kunth) T. Durand & Schinz  
Reimaria diffusa Reimaria diffusa Spreng.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Howard, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marion, Parke, Porter, Randolph, Starke, Steuben, Tippecanoe, White

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1933 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details) County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
39482 Howard 14 Sep 1937 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
39483 Howard 14 Sep 1937 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
53135 Kosciusko 14 Sep 1940 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
56606 LaPorte 23 Sep 1939 Charles M. Ek
 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
70599 Randolph 22 Jul 1944 J. E. Potzger
9661		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
15100 Steuben 27 Jul 1933 J. E. Potzger
3465		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
71518 Randolph 02 Sep 1944 J. E. Potzger
9723		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
14874 Tippecanoe 12 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
3960		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
18777 Porter 14 Sep 1933 J. E. Potzger
4046		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
76473 Lake 14 Sep 1946 J. E. Potzger
10570		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
151077 Marion 16 Aug 2010 Julie Elmore
 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud.
151078 Marion 16 Aug 2010 Julie Elmore
 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud.
154010 Marion 29 May 2006 P.A Scott
2206		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
151194 Parke 26 Mar 2006 R. K. Scott
782		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
152810 Marion 27 Jun 1996 Raelene M. Crandall
88		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
47859 LaPorte 22 Jul 1939 Ray C. Friesner
13920		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
86508 Randolph 10 Sep 1949 Ray C. Friesner
23074		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
52256 White 21 Sep 1940 Ray C. Friesner
14897		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
51269 Starke 28 Sep 1940 Ray C. Friesner
14965		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.
156723 LaGrange 9/19/2018 Scott Namestnik
3787		 BUT
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
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