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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | ARDO4 |
| Group: | Monocot |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Graminoid Shrub Subshrub |
| Native Status: |
HI I L48 I PB I,N PR I VI I |
| Characteristics | |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Introduced |  |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name |
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| ARDOV | Arundo donax L. var. versicolor (Mill.) Stokes |
| ARVE2 | Arundo versicolor Mill. |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | Commelinidae |
| Order | Cyperales |
| Family | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family |
| Genus | Arundo L. – giant reed |
| Species | Arundo donax L. – giant reed |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | |
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| This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
| Texas
giant reed
Noxious plant
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Arundo donax
elephant grass
giant reed
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| Cal-IPC | California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California. |
| HEAR | USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii. |
| SEEPPC | Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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