The Bugwood Network
giant reed
Liliopsida > Cyperales > Poaceae > Arundo donax L.
Synonym(s): elephant grass

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Selected Images from www.invasive.org
 
Number:1237015
Description:Seed head in September
Photographer:David J. Moorhead, The University of Georgia
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Number:0016141
Description:Close-up of stem
Photographer:James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service
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Number:0016144
Description:Leaves and stem
Photographer:James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service
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Number:1237029
Description:Large plants in September
Photographer:Chuck Bargeron, The University of Georgia
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Number:0016140
Description:Plants with infertile seedheads in November
Photographer:James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service
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Number:1237016
Description:Infestation at old railroad right-of-way in September
Photographer:David J. Moorhead, The University of Georgia
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Number:1237118
Description:Roadside infestation in September
Photographer:David J. Moorhead, The University of Georgia
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Number:1237116
Description:Roadside infestation in September
Photographer:David J. Moorhead, The University of Georgia
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Description:Distribution Map
Source:USDA NRCS, The PLANTS Database, September, 2003

Invasive and Noxious Weed References

  • Proposed Exotic Pest Plant Species for Georgia, Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, August 12, 1999 - http://www.gaeppc.org/exotalk1.html
  • Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Invasive Exotic Pest Plants in Tennessee. May 2001.
    http://www.se-eppc.org/states/TN/TNIList.html
  • Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia - http://www.dcr.state.va.us/dnh/invlist.pdf
Taxonomic Reference
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=ARDO4

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USDA Forest ServiceUSDA APHIS PPQThe Bugwood Network University of Georgia Bargeron, C.T., D.J. Moorhead, G.K. Douce, R.C. Reardon & A.E. Miller
(Tech. Coordinators). 2003. Invasive Plants of the Eastern U.S.:
Identification and Control. USDA Forest Service - Forest Health
Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV USA. FHTET-2003-08.