Synonym

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Meaning of Scientific Name

Phragmites: screen, temporary defense; australis: of or from the south, or Australia

Native Plant

No

Life Form

Perennial Grass

Flowering Period

Summer-Fall

Physiographic Province

  ☑ Piedmont  ☑ Coastal Plain

Habitat

Widely established in tidal and non-tidal wetlands

State Status

Non-native

Piedmont Status

Non-native

Coastal Plain Status

Non-native

Global Status

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Federal Status

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Invasive

Yes

Invasive Watchlist

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Additional Info

Subspecies australis is the non-native genotype, native to Europe. Perhaps better treated as a distinct species (Phragmites australis).