Appearance ²

Long, light brown, segmented stalks with bluish-green leaves at each segment. Clumps of seeds grow at the top of the stem.

Introduction ²

Unknown, but suspected to be from ship ballast water

Similar Native Species ²

A native subspecies of Common Reed (phragmites australis americanus), which has bright red stems and brighter green leaves.

Impacts on Ecosystem ²

Outcompetes other wetland plants.

Citations ²

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/commonreed.shtml
http://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/phragmites/native-or-not.cfm

Sources and Credits

1. (c) 2006 Luigi Rignanese, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=183559&one=T
2. (c) gburg2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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