Taxon:  Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. subsp. altissimus (Benth.) Clayton



Summary
Genus:
Phragmites
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Arundinoideae
Tribe:
Molinieae
Nomen number:
451452
Place of publication:
Taxon 17:169.  1968
Verified:
08/18/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (5 active accession[s])
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. subsp. americanus Saltonstall (0 active accession[s])
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. subsp. australis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Arundo altissima Benth.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Fedorov, A. A., ed. 1999-. Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions (Engl. transl.).
  2. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  3. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  4. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  6. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  7. Valdés, B. et al., eds. 2002. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification
  8. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  9. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Valdés, B. et al., eds. 2002. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon n.Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationChecheno-Ingushetia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKabardino-Balkaria Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKaračaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationNorth Ossetia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationStavropol Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationRostov Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine s. & KrymTzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain   
6Other    status of this subspecies & its native range uncertain 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon (n.)
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Gambia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Checheno-Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika, Krasnodar, North Ossetia, Stavropol]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk]
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye, Amur, Sakhalin]
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Russian Federation [Rostov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (s. & Krym)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain
Other (status of this subspecies & its native range uncertain)

Reference(s)
  1. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  2. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  3. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  4. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  5. Valdés, B. et al., eds. 2002. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du nord du Maroc, incluant des clés d'identification
  6. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  7. Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=451452. Accessed 12 May 2026.