They grow up to 12–15 feet tall and are causing havoc in the wetlands of North America. Known as Phragmites australis, the non-native common reed is one of the most important and most studied plants ...

New research has been done on the native and invasive species of common reed Phragmites australis. In a paper published in Nature Communications, Northeastern University Professor Jennifer Bowen and ...

Next time you're in one of Quebec's provincial parks, take a look around. Notice anything that shouldn't be there? You likely wouldn't, as a pesky invasive plant wreaking havoc on local biodiversity, ...

A team of researchers recently set out to determine whether it is possible to identify invasive common reed reliably in the field—reducing the need for time-consuming and costly genetic testing. In a ...

New research from the University of Waterloo shows that a single, targeted herbicide application from a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) can suppress common reed invasions with more than 99% ...

Drive along roadways in the region and it’s hard to miss the stands of European common reed in ditches and wetlands. European common reed, or Phragmites australis, is the latest invasive species to ...

Common Reed (Phragmites australis) is a perennial warm season grass, native to Europe. It was introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in soil ballast (from ships). It invades wetland areas along ...