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Phragmites Adans.

This genus name was first published in Fam. Pl. 2: 34, 559 (1763)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029331.

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Synonyms of Phragmites

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Czernya C.Presl Cyper. Gramin. Sicul. : 22 (1820) wfo-4000010604
Oxyanthe Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 197 (1854) wfo-4000027534
Trichoon Roth Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(3): 37 (1798) wfo-4000039017
Xenochloa Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 29 (1817) wfo-4000040917
Miphragtes Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 332 (1914) wfo-4000048323

Species in Phragmites ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Phragmites:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites aquehongensis Hollick Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24(3): 122–124, pl. 298 1897 — wfo-0001227004
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites australis f. goldstripe Xi Zhang, T.H.Qiu, A.A.Wang, H.J.Zhou, M.Yuan, Li Li, S.L.Bai & S.X.Cui Chin. Bull. Bot. 55(6): 701 (2020) wfo-1200007687
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites australis subsp. chrysanthus (Mabille) Kerguélen Lejeunia 120: 139. 1987 wfo-0001098568
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites australis var. americanus (Saltonst., P.M.Peterson & Soreng) Tiehm J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 17(1): 26 2023 wfo-1200067894
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis f. rufescens Jansen & Wacht. Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 52: 213 1942 — wfo-0001266747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis subsp. communis – – wfo-0001367163
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis subsp. isiacus (Griseb.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. 767 1882 — wfo-0000890206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis subsp. marsillyanus (Mabille) Cif. & Giacom. Nomencl. Fl. Ital. 1: 33 1950 — wfo-0001266765
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis subsp. pseudodonax (Rabenh.) Brand Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. (ed. 3) 3: 2720 1907 — wfo-0001266767
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. communis – – — wfo-0001096578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. giganteus Husn. Graminées 19 1899 — wfo-0001266744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. gracilis Mabille Rech. Pl. Cors. 2: 44 1869 — wfo-0001266753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. isiacus (Griseb.) Coss. Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 125 1855 — wfo-0000890214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. repens G.Mey. Chloris Han. 650 1836 — wfo-0001097901
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. rivularis Ledeb. Fl. Altaic. 1: 89 1829 — wfo-0001266754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. rubriculmis (Wikstr.) Andersson Pl. Scand. Gram. 79 1852 — wfo-0001266782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. ruscinonensis (Mabille) Rouy Fl. France 14: 165 1913 — wfo-0001266776
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. stolonifer (G.Mey.) Schöter Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 13: 119 1903 — wfo-0001266749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites communis var. tenellus Blytt Norsk Fl. 124 1847 — wfo-0001266752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites isiaca Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 140b; Kunth, Rev Gram. i. 80. wfo-0000890246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites isiacus var. ruscinonensis (Mabille) Lojac. Fl. Sicul. (Lojacona) 3: 277 1909 — wfo-0001266790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites laramianus Cockerell Torreya 9(7): 141–142 1909 — wfo-0001227006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites oeningensis A.Braun ex Heer Fl. Tert. Helv. 1: 64, t. 22, f. 5, t. 24, t. 27, f. 2b, t. 29, f. 3e 1854 — wfo-0001266791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites phragmites var. effusus (Uechtr. ex Asch. & Graebn.) Druce List Brit. Pl. (ed. 2) 129 1928 — wfo-0001266779
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites tzvelevii Val.N.Tikhom. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 52: 14. 2021 wfo-1000028383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites vulgaris subsp. maximus (Forssk.) Chiov. Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1923: 113 1923 wfo-0000890291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites vulgaris var. isiacus (Griseb.) T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 876 1894 — wfo-0000890292
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites vulgaris var. maximus (Forssk.) Chiov. Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 338 1929 — wfo-0001266871
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phragmites vulnerans Gilib. ex Asch. Fl. Brandenburg 2: 180 1864 — wfo-0001266845