Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

common reed

Phragmites australis

Spanish: Carrizo

common reed (Phragmites australis)
Photographed by douggoldman on iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · taken in Monroe County, NY, USA, not near La Saladita

Phragmites is a genus of four species of large perennial grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, maintained by Kew Garden in London, accepts the following four species:

TaxonomyLiliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records140,513 on iNaturalist

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “common reed (Phragmites australis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/phragmites-australis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.