Specimen Information

Phragmites australis australis
Phragmites australis australis
(common reed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1885281
GroupPlants
GenusPhragmites
Speciesaustralis
Subspeciesaustralis
Common Namecommon reed
StateLA
CountyPlaquemines
LocalityDelta National Wildlife Refuge, Plaquemines Parish
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-New Orleans
HUC8 Number08090100
HUC10 NameSouthwest Pass-Frontal Gulf of America
HUC10 Number0809010002
HUC12 NameMain Pass-Frontal Gulf of America
HUC12 Number080901000202
Map
Collection Day24
Collection Month8
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46271
Author:Brooks, H., S. Jacobson, A.H. Baldwin, M.K. McCormick, K.M. Kettenring, E. Buehl, and D.F. Whigham
Date:2024
Title:Long-term periodic management of Phragmites australis maintains native brackish wetland plant communities
Journal:Wetlands Ecology and Management
Volume:32
Pages:409-421
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberLSU00218181
Number Collected2


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/12/2025].

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