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Freaky Phrag Phenomenon: Witches’ Broom

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

Research Round-Up: Fall 2022

by Patrick Canniff | Oct 11, 2022 | Current Research, Research Round-Up

What Phragmites research was published in Fall 2022? Check out out our newsletter summary! To receive these monthly summaries in your inbox, sign up for our newsletter. Read... Continue Reading

Research Round-Up: Summer 2022

by Patrick Canniff | Oct 11, 2022 | Current Research, Research Round-Up

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What makes the non-native lineage of Phragmites so successful compared to the native lineage?

by Theresa Gruninger | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog

June 8, 2022 – Theresa Gruninger, Great Lakes Commission A question that haunts us all. Non-native Phragmites australis is famous for being incredibly widespread, found within all 48 U.S. continental states, this grass has no problem making a home just about anywhere... Continue Reading

Filed under: invasive morphology native phragmites

Management guidance: Where does it come from and what do I do next?

by Patrick Canniff | Jun 2, 2022 | Blog

September 28, 2018 – Samantha Tank, Great Lakes Commission Updated: May 5, 2022 If you are a PAMF participant, then congratulations! You’ve received data-driven management guidance for the 2018/19 PAMF cycle! We have thrown the term “data-driven” around a lot – but... Continue Reading

Filed under: PAMF

Friend of Phrag: Secondary invasion by European Frog-bit

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

Hybrid Phragmites australis in North America

by Patrick Canniff | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog

Kristin Saltonstall, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama Bernd Blossey, Dept. of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Published October 2014 (updated: April 2022) The lack of evidence for hybridization between native and... Continue Reading

Filed under: hybridization native phragmites New York