Reed
Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) Trinius ex Steudel
[Poaceae (Graminae)]
Yoshi (ヨシ, 葦)
Lifeform: perennial grass
Distribution: common in the northen hemisphere
Habitat: wet sites
Synonyms
Phragmites communis Trinius
Phragmites Adans.
P. australis (Cavanilles) Trinius ex Steudel (ヨシ)
producing belowground stoloniferous shoots only
- subsp. americanus Saltonstall, Peterson et Soreng (native to North America)
- subsp. australis (native to Eurasia)
P. japonica Steud. (ツルヨシ)
producing aboveground stoloniferous shoots
P. karka (Retz.) Trinius (セイコノヨシ) [not in Hokkaido]
Phragmies australis in Japan
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[1] In Hotoke Bog, Aomori Prefecture, on July 1 2007, by H. Kimura. Here, a wildfire occurred in early April. Reeds usually grew more than 1 m in height by late summer in Japan. Even in the early stage of succession, this species could be dominant and created wetland on Mount Usu where the ground surface was covered with sufficient water. [2] A typical reee swamp in Makunbetsu wetland, Sapporo, on April 24 2010. This species does not develop seedbank in various wetlands.
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[4] an rehabilitated area where Solidago canadensis and other exotics invaded. [3-6] the rehabilitation of P. australis fen was conducted at Yodogawa Riverside Park on October 29 2011.
References
- Tsuyuzaki, S. 1997. Wetland development in the early stages of volcanic succession. Journal of Vegetation Science 8: 353-360
- Kimura, H. & Tsuyuzaki, S. 2011. Fire severity affects vegetation and seed bank in a wetland. Applied Vegetation Science 14: 350-357
- seedbank 埋土種子
- wetland 湿原
- Phragmites australis [FEIS, USDA Forest Service]