The Bugwood Network
common reed
Liliopsida > Cyperales > Poaceae > Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service

Selected Images from www.invasive.org
 
Number:4064032
Description:Seed head
Photographer:James R. Allison, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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Number:1237064
Description:Seed head
Photographer:Joseph McCauley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Number:0016215
Description:Seed heads on dormant plant
Photographer:James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service
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Number:0016216
Description:Dormant aspect
Photographer:James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service
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Number:0002045
Description:Infestation
Photographer:Bernd Blossey, Cornell University
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Number:0581039
Description:Infestation on beach
Photographer:Jil M. Swearingen, USDI National Park Service
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Description:Distribution Map
Source:USDA NRCS, The PLANTS Database, September, 2003

Invasive and Noxious Weed References

  • Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - http://invasives.eeb.uconn.edu/ipane/current_inv.htm
  • Mehrhoff, L.J., K.J. Metzler, & E.E. Corrigan. 2003. Non-native and potentially invasive vascular plants in Connecticut. Center for Conservation and Biodiversity, University of Connecticut, Storrs. - http://www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg/
  • Proposed Exotic Pest Plant Species for Georgia, Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, August 12, 1999 - http://www.gaeppc.org/exotalk1.html
  • Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council. Invasive Exotic Plant List. December 2000. http://www.exoticpestplantcouncil.org/ky/list.htm
  • South Carolina Department of Agriculture. 1983. Rules and Regulations, Noxious Weeds. South Carolina Department of Agriculture. - http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/state_noxious.cgi?statefips=45
  • Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee. May 2001.
    http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html
  • Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia - http://www.dcr.state.va.us/dnh/invlist.pdf
Taxonomic Reference
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=PHAU7

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USDA Forest ServiceUSDA APHIS PPQThe Bugwood Network University of Georgia Bargeron, C.T., D.J. Moorhead, G.K. Douce, R.C. Reardon & A.E. Miller
(Tech. Coordinators). 2003. Invasive Plants of the Eastern U.S.:
Identification and Control. USDA Forest Service - Forest Health
Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV USA. FHTET-2003-08.