{"id":1244457,"date":"2011-03-20T10:20:47","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T10:20:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:50:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:20:18","slug":"phragmites-australis","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/phragmites-australis\/","title":{"rendered":"Phragmites australis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Phragmites <\/i>australis<\/i> (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.<\/span><\/a>, Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 324 1841<\/i>. (Syn: Arundo <\/i>aggerum<\/i> Kit.<\/span><\/a>; …………………;\u00a0\u00a0Arundo <\/i>phragmites<\/i> B.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0…………; Arundo <\/i>pseudophragmites<\/i> Lej.<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]; ……; Calamagrostis <\/i>nigricans<\/i> M\u00e9rat<\/span><\/a>; Cenchrus <\/i>frutescens<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>;\u00a0\u00a0Cortaderia <\/i>egmontiana<\/i> (Roem. & Schult.) Ma. Lyle<\/span><\/a>; Cynodon <\/i>phragmites<\/i> (L.) Raspail<\/span><\/a>; Czernya <\/i>arundinacea<\/i> C.Presl<\/span><\/a>; Donax <\/i>australis<\/i> Steud.<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]; Oxyanthe <\/i>phragmites<\/i> (L.) Nieuwl.<\/span><\/a>; Phragmites <\/i>altissimus<\/i> (Benth.) Mabille ex Debeaux<\/span><\/a>; Phragmites <\/i>arundinaceus<\/i> J.Allam. ex Munro<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]; Phragmites <\/i>australis<\/i> var. berlandieri<\/i> (E.Fourn.) C.F.Reed<\/span><\/a>\u00a0……………; Phragmites <\/i>barbatus<\/i> Stapf<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]; …………….; Phragmites <\/i>chilensis<\/i> Steud.<\/span><\/a> [Invalid] ..; Phragmites <\/i>communis<\/i> Trin.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0………………………; Phragmites <\/i>congestus<\/i> Lowe<\/span><\/a>; ………………….; Phragmites <\/i>vulgaris<\/i> Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0………..; Phragmites <\/i>vulnerans<\/i> Gilib. ex Asch.<\/span><\/a>; \u00a0..; Reimaria <\/i>diffusa<\/i> Spreng.<\/span><\/a>; Remirea <\/i>diffusa<\/i> Sieber ex Steud.<\/span><\/a>; Trichoon <\/i>phragmites<\/i> (L.) Rendle<\/span><\/a>; Xenochloa <\/i>arundinacea<\/i> Licht.<\/span><\/a>);
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Tall perennial reed up to 5 m tall; leaf-blades up to 60 cm long, up to 3 cm broad with filiform tip; panicle up to 50 cm long, up to 20 cm broad; spikelets 12-16 mm long with up to 10 mm long silky rhachilla hairs; upper glume lanceolate 5-9 mm long, apiculate; lemma narrowly lanceolate, up to 12 mm long.<\/span><\/div>\n
Young shoots are used as vegetable. Stalks exude manna-like edible gum. Rhizomes and roots are also edible. Mostly used for thatching, and for making mats and baskets, culms also used for making pens, panicles for brooms.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Surprisingly,<\/span> P<\/span>hragmites australis<\/span><\/b><\/i> is seen both in tropical and temperate areas and always associated with a wetland.<\/span> The differences between the tropical and temperate forms need to be worked out in detail. However,<\/span> Phragmites karka <\/i><\/b>is a different species altogether and not seen in wetlands or lakes, but usually found on hill slopes in middle himalayas.<\/span> All Phragmites<\/i> in India are being treated as P.karka<\/i> by many authors, though the hill form is different from the wetland species whether tropical or temperate<\/span>. I think this needs further investigation.<\/div>\n
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Phragmites australis from Nagin Lake, Kashmir:<\/a>
\nPhragmites australis<\/i><\/b> (Cay.) Trin. ex Steud., Nom. Bot., ed. 2, 2:324. 1841.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Tall perennial reed up to 5 m tall; leaf-blades up to 60 cm long, up to 3 cm broad with filiform tip; panicle up to 50 cm long, up to 20 cm broad; spikelets 12-16 mm long with up to 10 mm long silky rhachilla hairs; upper glume lanceolate 5-9 mm long, apiculate; lemma narrowly lanceolate, up to 12 mm long.
\n<\/span>Common in Kashmir valley in ponds and banks of Dal Lake, Nagin Lake and other lakes in the Valley.<\/span> Photographed from <\/span>Banks of Nagin Lake in Kashmir.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Reeds are also very common along the marshes along NJ turnpike … across from Manhattan down to the Delaware valley..<\/span>. but the species there is I think <\/span>P. australis<\/i>… inflorescence is abit more bulky and <\/span>longer than<\/span> p. communis<\/i>… but regardless, bird watchers love these stands.. breeding and feeding <\/span>grounds for many birds…<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Yes\u00a0… young shoots are used as vegetable. Stalks exude manna-like edible gum. Rhizomes and roots are also edible. Mostly used for thatching, and for making mats and baskets, culms also used for making pens, panicles for brooms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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never knew about the gummy substance… but it makes sense… the plant must be using it to survive in the marshes… as a sort of water – proofing itself.. clever plant…<\/div>\n
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Grass for ID : Oman : 131012 : AK-1:<\/a>
\nGrass commonly found close to water.
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I hope <\/span>Phragmites<\/i>, perhaps <\/span>P. communis<\/i><\/p>\n

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Yes it is Phragmites australis<\/i> (also called earlier as P.communis<\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Please ID Grass 01:<\/a>
\nLocation: Harike, Punjab
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Phragmites australis<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

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\nLocation: Harike, Punjab
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This must be Phragmites karka<\/i><\/p>\n

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Phragmites australis<\/i><\/p>\n

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Phragmites australis<\/i><\/p>\n

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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae- Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. from Kashmir-GS4<\/a> : 4 images. 5 posts by 4 authors.
\nPhragmites australis<\/i> (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud, Nomencl. bot. ed. 2, 1:143. 1840; 2:324. 1841<\/span><\/p>\n

Syn: Phragmites communis<\/i> Trin.<\/span><\/div>\n
Common names: Common-reed, ditch-reed
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Good Shots Sir I think this plant is also common in our area particularly in water logged areas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This is a temperate plant. That found in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and other warmer parts of India is P. karka<\/i>, uploaded my me separately.<\/p>\n

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Great pictures. The heads looks so much like weedy rice with their long awns. Will post pics tomorrow<\/p>\n

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Suprisingly,<\/span> P<\/span>hragmites australis<\/span><\/i> is seen both in tropical and temperate areas and always associated with a wetland.<\/span> The differences between the tropical and temperate forms need to be worked out in detail. However,<\/span> Phragmites karka<\/i> is a different species altogether and not seen in wetlands or lakes, but usually found on hill slopes in middle himalayas.<\/span> All Phragmites<\/i> in India are being treated as P.karka<\/i> by many authors, though the hill form is different from the wetland species whether tropical or temperate<\/span>. I think this needs further investigation.<\/p>\n

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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week : For ID : Uttarakhand : 200413 : AK-4<\/a> : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors.
\nGrass seen <\/span>growing at the border of Naukuchia Tal Lake<\/span> on 23\/3\/13.
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Yes, Phragmites australis<\/i><\/p>\n

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It looks like Saccharum spontaneum<\/i><\/p>\n

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I think Phragmites karka\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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Phragmites australis<\/p>\n

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Phragmitis australis<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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Phragmites<\/i> sp?<\/p>\n

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The plant uploaded seems to be Phragmites australis<\/i><\/p>\n

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Date: 09th July 2020<\/div>\n
Location: Amarabati Road, Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal<\/span><\/div>\n
GPS: 22.70 N and 88.45 E<\/span><\/div>\n
Plant habit\/habitat: Wild herb<\/span><\/div>\n
Plant height: More than 8-10 feet<\/span><\/div>\n
Leaf length: 41-42 cm for a bigger one (it may larger in next)<\/span><\/div>\n
Leaf maximum width: 19-20 mm.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sir, I am guessing also with you. Have you enlighten with species level please?<\/p>\n

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Not much detail information in images. It could be\u00a0Phragmites karka<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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Habit : Tall grass
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Phragmites australis<\/em><\/p>\n

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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 324 1841. (Syn: Arundo aggerum Kit.; …………………;\u00a0\u00a0Arundo phragmites B.\u00a0…………; Arundo pseudophragmites Lej. [Illegitimate]; ……; Calamagrostis nigricans M\u00e9rat; Cenchrus frutescens L.;\u00a0\u00a0Cortaderia egmontiana (Roem. & Schult.) Ma. Lyle; Cynodon phragmites (L.) Raspail; Czernya arundinacea C.Presl; Donax australis Steud. [Invalid]; Oxyanthe phragmites…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5846],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1244457","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-phragmites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1244457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1244457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1244457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1244457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1244457"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1244457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}