Arundo donax

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Arundo
Species:	Arundo donax L.
Common Name	Giant Reed
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Emerging Threat; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: January; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; Invasive; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Arundo bifaria	Arundo bifaria Retz.
Arundo donax var. angustifolia	Arundo donax var. angustifolia Döll
Arundo donax var. lanceolata	Arundo donax var. lanceolata Döll
Arundo donax var. versicolor	Arundo donax var. versicolor (P. Mill.) Stokes
Arundo glauca	Arundo glauca Bubani
Arundo latifolia	Arundo latifolia Salisb.
Arundo sativa	Arundo sativa Lam.
Arundo versicolor	Arundo versicolor P. Mill.
Cynodon donax	Cynodon donax (L.) Raspail
Donax arundinaceus	Donax arundinaceus
Donax donax	Donax donax (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
Scolochloa donax	Scolochloa donax (L.) Gaudin

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Breathitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), McCracken (KY), Magoffin (KY), Trigg (KY), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Union (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, MDKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1963 - 1999

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100110004	Edmonson	Kentucky	29 Jun 1963	Elizabeth M. Browne 7469	EKY Arundo donax
31234100120011	McCracken	Kentucky	06 Oct 1982	Raymond Athey	EKY Arundo donax
31973000020883	Breathitt	Kentucky	07 Oct 1994	Thieret, John 57555	KNK Arundo donax
31973000020882	Breathitt	Kentucky	07 Oct 1994	Thieret, John 57555	KNK Arundo donax
MDKY00004092	Magoffin	Kentucky			MDKY Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026439	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026441	Union	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026425	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026426	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026445	Calloway	Kentucky			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026433	Sumner	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026429	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026434	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026432	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026437	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026428	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026423	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026438	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026431	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026440	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026424	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026422	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026435	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026427	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
APSC0063876	Edmonson	Kentucky			APSC Arundo donax
APSC0063875	Edmonson	Kentucky			APSC Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026436	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
APSC0034581	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Arundo donax
APSC0034578	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Arundo donax
31234100109998	Cumberland	Kentucky	02 Oct 1999	Ross C. Clark 25350	EKY Arundo donax
TENN-V-0026430	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Arundo donax
APSC0034577	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Arundo donax

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