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A Guide to the Control and Management of Invasive Phragmites (2014) (PDF | 5.86 MB)

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

See also: Michigan Invasive Species - Phragmites

AIS in Minnesota - Phragmites

University of Minnesota. Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.

See also: Phragmites research

Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC): Species Biography - Common Reed (Feb 17, 2011) (PDF | 262 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Center for Conservation Science.
See also: Non-Native Plant Species List for additional factsheets (species biographies) and species risk assessment reports of non-native species present in Alaska and also non-native species currently not recorded in Alaska (potential invasives).
AQUAPLANT - Common Reed
Texas A&M University. AgriLife Extension Service. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.
Aquatic Invasive Species in the Chesapeake Bay - Phragmites (Sep 2013) (PDF | 134 KB)

Maryland Sea Grant.

See also: Six Species of Concern for more fact sheets
Class B Noxious Weed: Common Reed
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board.
Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Common Reed
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.
Fact Sheet: Phragmites (Apr 2016) (PDF | 1.2 MB)
Alberta Invasive Species Council (Canada).
See also: Fact Sheets for more information about individual invasive species, including those listed as "Prohibited Noxious" and "Noxious" under the Alberta Weed Control Act
Factsheet: Phragmites
Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania Sea Grant.
See also: Aquatic Invasive Species: Resources for additional species information
Field Guide: Invasive - Common Reed
Missouri Department of Conservation.
Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) - Phragmites australis
USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Global Invasive Species Database - Phragmites australis (grass)
IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Google Images - Common Reed
Google.
Have You Seen This Reed? Common Reed (Phragmites australis) (PDF | 225 KB)

Manchester Urban Ponds Restoration Program (New Hampshire).

Introduced Species Summary Project - Common Reed
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Invaders Factsheet: Invasive Phragmites

Ontario's Invading Species Awareness Program (Canada).

Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States - Common Reed
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Invasive Plant Fact Sheet - Common Reed (Nov 2011) (PDF | 132 KB)
University of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Flora Project of Morris Arboretum.
See also: Invasive Plant Fact Sheets for additional invasive plants in Pennsylvania
Invasive Plants in Pennsylvania: Common Reed (PDF | 671 KB)

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

See also: Invasive Plant Fact Sheets for plant species (trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and aquatic plants) that have impacted the state's natural lands

Invasive Plants of Ohio: Fact Sheet 5 - Common Reed Grass (Phragmites) (PDF | 325 KB)
Ohio Invasive Plants Council.
See also: Invasive Plants of Ohio for worst invasive plant species identified in Ohio's natural areas