Phragmites australis
Common Name:
Common Reed
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
All regions except Snowfields (ACDEGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXZ) all States
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Found in the Darby River flats east of the main road
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fringing watercourses, swamps and poorly drained land and can tolerate some salinity
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Flower Description:
Flowers without petals and surrounded by a scale/bract
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Habit:
Semi-aquatic perennial grass with a fleshy rhizome
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This sedge grows in thick, hedge-like stands along watercourses
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria