Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Arundineae

Phragmites Adans.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud.
Phragmites frutescens H. Scholz
Phragmites mauritianus Kunth
Phragmites tzvelevii Val. N. Tikhom.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Reed sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Estonian: Pilliroog sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Finnish: ruo'ot sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

German: Schilf sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Hebrew: קָנֶה sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Latvian: niedre sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Lithuanian: nendrė sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Swedish: vassläktet

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Fam. Pl. 2: 34. 1763

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009+): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Phragmites Adans. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6aacc336-b1de-4014-8a6e-e17664f227a7

WoRMS (2025). Phragmites Adans. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416208