Phragmites australis

Species

Common names

phragmites

common reed

Full scientific name

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Number of records

93

Currently classified as a weed

Yes

This weed is included in:

• National Interest Pest Responses (NIPR)
• National Pest Plant Accord (NPPA)
• Notifiable Organisms
• Unwanted Organisms
• Canterbury RPMP - Eradication
• Hawke’s Bay RPMP - Eradication
• Manawatū-Whanganui (Horizons) RPMP - Exclusion
• Northland RPMP - Exclusion
• Tasman-Nelson RPMP - Exclusion

External links:

• Species information (NZPCN)
• Weed control information (Weedbusters)
• Key to the grasses (Manaaki Whenua)
• Key to the weed species (Manaaki Whenua)

This species is in the genus:

Phragmites

Genus