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Scientific Name | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Phragmites communis Trin. |
Common Names | Carrizo (e), Common Reed (e), Fluitjiesriet (a), Sonquasriet (a), Vaderlandsriet (a), Vinkriet (a), Vlakkiesriet (a), Vleitjiesriet (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/20 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, L. Fish & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Phragmites australis is a widespread and abundant species and is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across South Africa, extending to Swaziland, Lesotho, Namibia and Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in riverbeds and wet places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. and Nembudani, M.T. 2015. Identification guide to southern African grasses. Strelitzia 36. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Fish, L. & Victor, J.E. 2017. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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