Common reed (Phragmites australis) is an Indiana native, but invasive, weed. It’s especially problematic in natural areas and wetlands where it spreads rapidly, pushing out other native plants. Here ...

New research has been done on the native and invasive species of common reed Phragmites australis. In a paper published in Nature Communications, Northeastern University Professor Jennifer Bowen and ...

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You might assume, by virtue of being called the “common reed,” that it’s a common element of Eastern United States marshes. And you’d be right. But the common reed is an invader from the Old World, ...

Invading plants from beyond our borders are steadily expanding the areas of Pennsylvania they occupy, displacing native plants and altering the native ecosystem. Among the watchlists for these exotic ...

HOOPER, Utah (KUTV) — State authorities are continuing their efforts to mitigate the invasive plant species, Phragmites, in the Great Salt Lake. The drone footage, captured April 4, shows a prescribed ...