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Phragmites australis

(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (1841)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Phragmites

common reed

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Extirpated

Island Status

O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 324 (1841)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1483 (O? [as P. karka, 2 spms. in 1956 & 1959 near Hickam Field]); Herbst & Clayton 1998:33 (P. karka misapplied = P. australis)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Phragmites australis Honolulu; Near Hickam Field In ditch. Preserved_Specimen Plant ca. 7 ft ht, lemmas smooth, rachilla hairy. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1959-07-27
2 Phragmites australis Honolulu; Hickam Field, along rd betw Kamehameha to Honolulu Airport (John Rodgers) Growing in ditch in coral fill flats. Preserved_Specimen Plant ca. 7 ft ht, lemmas smooth, rachilla hairy. Patch ca. 10 feet square. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1956-12-14
3 Phragmites australis Honolulu; Near Hickam Field In ditch. Preserved_Specimen Plant ca. 7 ft ht, lemmas smooth, rachilla hairy. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1959-07-27
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