Adanson, M. (1763), Familles des Plantes 2: 34 [tax. nov.]

• Type: not cited

Kunth, K.S. (1833), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 1: 250 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 135 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Arundo L. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 629 [secondary reference]

Hitchcock, A.S. (20 March 1920), The genera of grasses of the United States: with special reference to the economic species. Bulletin, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C 772: 64 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Phragmites communis Trin."

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 76 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek phragmites, growing in hedges: plants crowded together in a row along the water's edge."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 113 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek phragmites, growing in hedges; plants crowded together in a row along the water's edge."

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 131 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 543 [secondary reference]

Clayton, W.D. (1967), Studies in the Gramineae: XIV. Kew Bulletin 21(1): 113-117 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 22, Fig.10. [secondary reference]

common name: Common reed [n/a]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 207-210 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 50 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 438 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 139 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Phragmites. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 1206 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Phragmites. Flora of New South Wales 4: 563 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 474 [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 322 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 548 [secondary reference]

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Poaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 319 [secondary reference]

Linder, H.P. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Trib. Arundineae. Flora of Australia 44B: 6-8 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 102 (fig.), 105 (fig.), 340 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek word meaning 'growing in hedges', as the plants frequently grow crowded together at the water's edge"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 658 [secondary reference]

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