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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Common reed

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Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Widespread in North America, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World in both temperate and tropical regions.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the USDA PLANTS and Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants links below.

Synonyms: P. phragmites.

Other data on Phragmites australis available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Phragmites australis has been found in the following 48 conservation areas :
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve	Present	Native
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary	Present	Native
Cypress Knee Slough Preserve	Present	Native
Danforth Park	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Delray Beach, Lake Ida parcel	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Enchanted Forest Park	Present	Native
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Fern Forest Nature Center	Present	Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands	Present	Native
Highland Oaks Park	Present	Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Holey Land Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Homestead Bayfront Park	Present	Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Native
LaBelle Nature Park	Present	Native
Lake Okeechobee Marshes	Present	Native
Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Milton E. Thompson Park	Present	Native
Miramar Pineland	Present	Native
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park	Present	Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area - FWC, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Pal-Mar	Present	Native
Picayune Strand State Forest	Present	Native
Pond Apple Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Native
Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Seacrest Scrub Natural Area	Present	Native
Secret Woods Nature Center	Present	Native
South Dade Wetlands	Present	Native
Southern Glades	Present	Native
Trail Glades Range	Present	Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Phragmites australis has been found in the following 8 counties :
Broward County		Native
Collier County		Native
Hendry County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native