Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
(Common Reed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhragmites australis (Common Reed)
TribeArundineae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyARUNDINOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phragmites australis (Common Reed) :
1: Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
6 Sep 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
short plants invading dry field
Image 1: InflorescenceImage 2: InflorescencesImage 3: Inflorescences (2)Image 4: Inflorescences (3)Image 5: Inflorescence - white backgroundImage 6: Small plantsImage 7: Small plants (2)Image 8: Stem with leaves - white backgroundImage 9: Floral parts - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 10: Floret dissection - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 11: Inflorescence - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 13: Leaf base - front view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Leaf base - rear view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Leaf base - rear view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 16: Leaf base - rear view - enlarged - white background (3)Image 17: Leaf base - side view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 18: Leaf base - side view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 19: Ligule - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Spikelet dissection - enlarged - black backgroundImage 21: Spikelets - enlarged - white backgroundImage 22: Spikelets - enlarged - white background (2)Image 23: Spikelets - enlarged - white background (3)
2: Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
9 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Reed beds - with buildings in backgroundImage 2: ReedsImage 3: Reeds (2)Image 4: Reeds (3)Image 5: Reeds - in flower
3: Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
9 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Reed beds
Image 1: Reed bedsImage 2: Reed beds (2)Image 3: Reed beds - reflecting late afternoon lightImage 4: Reeds - reflecting late afternoon light
4: Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
17 Jul 2013 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on shore of saline lagoon
Image 1: Pioneer stolon - close-upImage 2: Pioneer stolon - close-up (2)Image 3: Pioneer stolons - close-upImage 4: Pioneer stolons invading muddy beach of saline lagoonImage 5: Stand - from seaward side - on shore of saline lagoonImage 6: Stand - from seaward side - on shore of saline lagoon (2)Image 7: Stand - from seaward side - on shore of saline lagoon (3)
5: Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
24 Oct 1969 OSGR: SU84 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Plants

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Phragmites australis (Common Reed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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