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Phragmites australis

Flowering Plants

Phragmites australis, known as the common reed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is a wetland grass that can grow up to 20 feet (6 metres) tall and has a cosmopolitan distribution, found on wetlands worldwide. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Phragmites australis 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Phragmites, Taxa
Source Phragmites australis (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Phragmites australis (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Phragmites australis (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is a wetland grass that can grow up to 20 feet (6 metres) tall and has a cosmopolitan distribution, found on wetlands worldwide.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 388419
    Phragmites australis, the common reed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Phragmites australis (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28557 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Phragmites, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1976487 (Phragmites)
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Introduction
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