The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Genus:
Phragmites Adanson Adanson
Species:
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel
Synonym(s):

Phragmites communis Trin.

Species Common Name:
Reed
Habitat:
Marshes; moist soil along roads; railroads
Abundance and Distribution:
Common central and north central; infrequent to rare elsewhere
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Missouri River Alluvium Region: Oxbows
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e16440