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Phragmites
australis
(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Published In:
Nomenclator Botanicus. Editio secunda 1: 143. 1840. (
Nomencl. Bot. (ed. 2)
)
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(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
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Accepted
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(Last Modified On 1/8/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Erect
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
150 to 600
Stem stature:
Reed-like
Vegetative reproduction:
Rhizomes
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type:
Panicle
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm):
20 to 50
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
12 to 18
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
3 to 11
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp):
Adherent pericarp
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Forage
Human edible:
Below ground structures, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds, Stems
Details: Economic use:
Roots, young shoots and grains eaten by Native Americans (Couplan 1998 [as Phragmites communis]). Sap from stems used as a sweetener (Moerman 1998). Used as an animal forage (Moerman 1998).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.
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