Phragmites karka
Common name
common reed
Synonyms
Many authors include P. karka in P. australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud., and the two reportedly hybridise where their natural ranges overlap, e.g. Pakistan.Arundo karka Retz.; Arundo roxburghii Kunth; Phragmites maxima (Forssk.) Blatter & McCann; Phragmites nepalensis Nees ex Steud.; Phragmites roxburghii (Kunth) Steud.
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
.Perennial rhizomatous grass, deciduous in winter
Habitat
(In NZ), recorded from estuaries and wet grassland.
Similar taxa
Year naturalised
2006 (first confirmed record in NZ)
Origin
Africa, India, New Guinea and northern Australia (FAO website).
Reason for introduction
unknown
Attribution
Page created by C C Ogle March 2015