Common Reed Grass

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Poaceae (Grass Family)

▲ mature colony

▲▼ young plants

▲▼ ligule and collar region of leaf

Common Reed Grass: 

·         Warm-season perennial grass that spreads by rhizomes, not much by seeds

·         Tall-growing (3-20 feet), with short, but broad leaf blades and large, golden-brown dense panicle inflorescences

·         Found in wetter soils

·         Non-native colonies more aggressive, have persistent leaf sheaths throughout winter