Poaceae

Lowveld reed

Phragmites mauritianus Kunth

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Phragmites

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Dekriet, Fluitjiesriet, Laveldfluitjiesriet
English: Lowveld reed
Finnish: Afrikanruoko

Synonyms

Phragmites communis var. mauritianus (Kunth) Baker
Phragmites communis var. mossambicensis Andersson
Phragmites communis var. nudus (Nees) T.Durand & Schinz
Phragmites nudus Nees
Phragmites pungens Hack.
Phragmites vulgaris var. mauritianus (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz
Phragmites vulgaris var. mossambicensis (Andersson) T.Durand & Schinz
Phragmites vulgaris var. mossambiencis (Andersson) T.Durand & Schinz
Phragmites vulgaris var. nudus (Nees) T.Durand & Schinz

Photos

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Photo: bat, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Deacon, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Deacon, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.