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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/

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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 1

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 2

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Phragmites australis 2

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

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Source Phragmites australis (Wikidata)

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Source Phragmites australis (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Source Phragmites australis (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Phragmites australis (Wikipedia)

Introduction
Phragmites australis, the common reed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is a wetland grass that can grow up to 2-6 metres (7-20 ft) tall and has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide.
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 388419
Phragmites australis, the common reed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae.
Taxonomy
Phragmites australis subsp. australis is additionally introduced and invasive in North America, where it outcompetes the native subsp. americanus, and also in New Zealand and locally in Brazil.
Infobox: status
LC
In Ecosystem: Danube Delta, Description
Phragmites australis commonly forms extensive stands (known as reed beds), which can cover huge areas, exceptionally in the Danube Delta reaching 1,700 square kilometres (170,000 ha) in area.

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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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3. NatureServe Explorer: Phragmites australis

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]

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