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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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Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially Naturalizing

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 Phragmites karka; 2 colls. in 1956 & 1959 near Hickam Field; not vouchered since]); Herbst & Clayton 1998:33 (Misapplied: P. karka)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Honolulu, near Hickam Field, in ditch. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. A. Pearsall s.n. Oahu PTBG 7/27/1959
2 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Honolulu; Near Hickam Field In ditch. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Pearsall, G.A. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/27/1959
3 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Honolulu; Hickam Field, along rd betw Kamehameha to Honolulu Airport (John Rodgers) Growing in ditch in coral fill flats. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Pearsall, G.A. s.n. Oahu BISH 12/14/1956
4 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. honolulu; hickam field, along rd betw kamehameha to honolulu airport (john rodgers) Growing in ditch in coral fill flats. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pearsall, g.a. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 12/14/1956
5 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. honolulu; near hickam field In ditch. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pearsall, g.a. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 7/27/1959
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