by Phrag Editor None | Oct 17, 2022 | Blog
October 21, 2022 – Taaja Tucker-Silva, U.S. Geological SurveyIn the spirit of the spooky season, we wanted to highlight a commonly observed Phrag Phenomenon: witches’ broom!What is witches’ broom?Witches’ broom, or ‘hexenbesen’ in German, is a plant deformity... Continue Reading
Filed under: Botany monitoring Phragmites Plant stress Witches broom
by Phrag Editor None | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog
April 29, 2022 – Taaja Tucker, U.S. Geological Survey What is frog-bit? Invasive European frog-bit (EFB; Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) is a perennial aquatic plant that was introduced to Canada from Eurasia in the early 1900s and made its way to the United States... Continue Reading
Filed under: invasive species management PAMF
by Phrag Editor None | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog
August 3, 2021 – Taaja Tucker, U.S. Geological Survey Each year in July, participants in the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) head out to monitor their invasive Phragmites patches. As a part of the PAMF monitoring protocol, participants fill out... Continue Reading
by Phrag Editor None | Feb 18, 2021 | Blog
February 18, 2021 – Taaja Tucker, U.S. Geological Survey and Samantha Tank, Great Lakes Commission Round up your crayons, markers, or colored pencils for a Phragmites coloring sheet! This coloring sheet provides an overview of non-native Phragmites, the effects... Continue Reading
Filed under: PAMF
