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INVASIVE Phagmites

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Field Notes

Description:

Grows in stands that can be extremely dense with as many as 200 stems per square metre, crowding out other species. Phragmites can reach heights of up to 5 metres (15 feet), and
has stems that are tan or beige in colour with blue-green leaves and large, dense seedheads.

Habitat:

Ditches, wetlands, beaches.

Notes:

Register at stopthedrop.ca then install phragspotter from the App Store to document all sightings. Data is sent automatically and will illustrate how invasive and devastating the plant is. We need to take action now.

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I appriciate the focus on invasive species. is this also called Arundonax, also super-invasive in Southern California?

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PublishedAugust 28, 2014

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