Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Weed Field Guide - USDA Forest Service
Selected Images
 1237029 giant reed Arundo donax Plant(s) Chuck Bargeron |
 2132033 giant reed Arundo donax Flower(s) David J. Moorhead |
 5429673 giant reed Arundo donax Flower(s) Rebekah D. Wallace |
 5345037 giant reed Arundo donax Foliage David J. Moorhead |
 5405647 giant reed Arundo donax Stem(s) Bonnie Million |
 5387495 giant reed Arundo donax Feature(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso |
 5306068 giant reed Arundo donax Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
 2189005 giant reed Arundo donax Infestation Chris Evans |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
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| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group - High
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- East Central Florida CISMA
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- Jackie Poole, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (personal communication)
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Lesser Threat
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Arundo |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
elephant grass, wild cane, cana brava, carrizo
Related Scientific Names:
| Arundo versicolor L. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
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