common reed
(Phragmites australis)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Distribution |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | PACMAD clade | ||
| Subfamily | Arundinoideae (reeds, giant canes, and allies) | ||
| Tribe | Molinieae | ||
| Subtribe | Moliniinae | ||
Genus |
Phragmites (reeds) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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European common reed (Phragmites australis ssp. australis) North American common reed (Phragmites australis ssp. americanus) Subtropical common reed (Phragmites australis ssp. berlandieri) |
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Arundo altissima Arundo australis Arundo graeca Arundo isiaca Arundo maxima Arundo occidentalis Arundo palustris Arundo phragmites Arundo vulgaris Cynodon phragmites Oxyanthe phragmites Phragmites altissimus Phragmites australis ssp. maximus Phragmites australis var. berlandieri Phragmites berlandieri Phragmites capensis Phragmites caudatus Phragmites chilensis Phragmites communis ssp. berlandieri Phragmites communis ssp. maximus Phragmites communis var. berlandieri Phragmites communis var. flavescens Phragmites communis var. genuinus Phragmites communis var. hispanicus Phragmites communis var. isiacus Phragmites communis var. mauritianus Phragmites communis var. variegatus Phragmites communis Phragmites dioicus Phragmites fissifolius Phragmites hispanicus Phragmites isiacus Phragmites martinicensis Phragmites mauritianus Phragmites maximus Phragmites maximus var. berlandieri Phragmites maximus var. variegatus Phragmites occidentalis Phragmites phragmites Phragmites vulgaris Phragmites vulgaris ssp. maximus Phragmites vulgaris var. mauritianus Reimaria diffusa Trichoon phragmites |
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Common Names |
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common reed |
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| Slideshows | ||
| Phragmites australis (Common Reed) Allen Chartier |
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| common reed (Phragmites australis) UFInvasivePlantsEDU |
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About
Uploaded on May 24, 2010 Aquatic and Invasive Plant Identification Series by the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants ( http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu ) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Invasive Plant Management Section. For more information about common reed, go to http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/323 Video editor/videographer - Phil Chiocchio |
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| The Common Reed, Phragmites with Tim Simmons Danger in the Reeds |
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About
Published on Feb 11, 2014 Viewers who may never have the opportunity to visit the Great Marsh will quickly understand from Tim's clear and precise explanations why these 14 square miles of marsh lands are so important to all of us and how Phragmites has evolved into a "super" species capable of damaging ecosystems like the Great Marsh wherever it is allowed to expand. |
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