Phragmites
This article is about the common reed. For other plants called reed , see Reed (plant). Phragmites Phragmites australis seed head in winter Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Monocots Clade : Commelinids Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Arundinoideae Tribe: Molinieae Genus: Phragmites Adans. Synonyms [1] Czernya C.Presl Oxyanthe Steud. Trichoon Roth Xenochloa Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. Phragmites is a genus of four species of large perennial grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, maintained by Kew Garden in London, accepts the following four species: [1] Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. – cosmopolitan Phragmites japonicus Steud. – Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, Russian Far East Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud. – tropical Africa, southern Asia, Australia, some Pacific Islands Phragmites mauritianus Kunth – central + sou...