Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Arundineae > Genus Phragmites

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Phragmites*	Adans.	accepted genus name
*Phragmites australis*	(Cav.) Steud.	taxonomically included in
*Phragmites frutescens*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Phragmites mauritianus*	Kunth	taxonomically included in
*Phragmites tzvelevii*	Val. N. Tikhom.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Arundo australis*	Cav.	basionym
*Arundo graeca*	Link	heterotypic synonym
*Arundo phragmites*	L.	heterotypic synonym
*Phragmites australis subsp. stenophyllus*	(Boiss.) Bor	heterotypic synonym
*Phragmites communis*	Trin.	heterotypic synonym
*Phragmites gigantea*	J. Gay	heterotypic synonym
*Phragmites humilis*	De Not.	heterotypic synonym
*Phragmites loscosii*	Willk.	heterotypic synonym
*Phragmites pumila*	Willk.	heterotypic synonym
*Phragmites vulgaris*	Samp.	heterotypic synonym
*Phragmites australis subsp. australis*	(Cav.) Steud.	taxonomically included in
*Phragmites australis subsp. chrysanthus*	(Mabille) Kerguélen	taxonomically included in

Children

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. subsp. australis
Phragmites australis subsp. chrysanthus (Mabille) Kerguélen

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: caña pita; cañapita; cañeta; carrizo; lisca; sisca; zisca; zisclla sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: carrizo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: karrizo; lezka; lezka arrunt; lezka arrunta; lezka-arrunta; ugarritza; ugarrizo; zarmika sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: canutella; canya borda; canya d escombretas; canyapita; canya-sisca; canya-siula; canyavera; canya-xisca; canyaxiula; canyeta; canyis; canyís; canyís del Rosselló; canyisos; canyissa; canyisus; canyot; canyota; càrric; carrís; carritx; càrritx; carritxera; milloca; senill; senís; xisca sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

English: Reed sources: Akaydın, G. 2009: Beytepe bitkileri

Estonian: Harilik pilliroog sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Finnish: järviruoko sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Galician: cana; canaveira; canibela; carrizo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

German: Rohrschilf sources: Akaydın, G. 2009: Beytepe bitkileri

Hebrew: קָנֶה מָצוּי sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

High Aragonese: caña pita; carrizo; lisca; zisca; zisclla sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Latvian: parastā niedre sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Lithuanian: paprastoji nendrė sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Majorcan: caña borda; cañet; cañisos; cañot; cañota; canya borda; canyet; canyeta; canyissot; canyó; canyot; canyota; carritx; ceñissos; fayas; senyís sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: caniço; caniço d´aigua; caniço das vassoiras; caniço-d'água; caniço-dos-ribeiros; canisso; carriço; carriço bastardo; carriço d´agua; phragmite sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: caña; caña borda; caña borde; caña de río; cañafifla; cañavera; cañeta; cañete; cañilga; cañita; cañiza; cañota; cañote; cañuela de céspedes; carricillo; carriza; carrizo; carrizo común; jiscas; manchega; senill; sisca sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: vass sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Turkish: Kamiş; Saz sources: Akaydın, G. 2009: Beytepe bitkileri

Valencian: canya-xisca; canyís; canyota; carriç; carris; carrís; ciscla; senill; sisca; xisca

Literature

additional source	Dumoulin, E. (1996). Checklist of the plants in the beach and dune area at Heist West [Inventarisatie van de planten uit het strand-duingebied te Heist West]. De Strandvlo 16(1): 19-30
nomenclatural reference	Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 324. 1841

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External Links

Marine Life Information Network - UK
Marine Life Information Network - UK

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009+): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/17a3eca1-66b5-4841-9828-ed7f746c82d9

WoRMS (2025). Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416209