Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Common reed
Botanical name: Phragmites australis
Common family name: Grass
Family name: Poaceae
WSSA code: PHRCO
US code: PHAU7
native

Weed Identification and Control Methods

Stature:
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Leaf division:
Leaf margin:
Vernation:
Ligule:
Auricles:
Inflorescence location:
Inflorescence color: Brown, Purple, Tan
Color variation: Plume is light purple, turning to tan or light brown.
Tactile: Smooth
Group: Monocot
Type: Grass
Growth habit: Grass
Life cycle: Perennial
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
Always follow the control method's label directions. In New York, find the latest label information at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Pest Management - Information Portal.