Genus Phragmites Adans.


Summary
Genus number:
9280
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Arundinoideae
Tribe:
Molinieae
Common name(s):

reed
Accession count:

50 (5  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
a masculine genus according to Madrid ICN Art. 62.4


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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Disseminule drawings\; A: Spikelet; B-C: floret in two views

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References:
  1. Lambertini, C. et al. 2006. A phylogeographic study of the cosmopolitan genus Phragmites (Poaceae) based on AFLPs. Pl. Syst. Evol. 258:161-182.
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/taxonomygenus?id=9280. Accessed 10 May 2026.