Endemic to all Australian jurisdictions with the exception of WA, this species forms extensive stands (known as reed beds) in shallow stagenent water or on the edges of rivers and lakes. Locally common throughout its range.
Phragmites australis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Central West NSW | New England | Hume | Greater Melbourne | Gippsland | Darling Downs | South East South Australia
Species page sighting lists are under redevelopment and will return very soon.
Maps
ANBG Banksia Street Wetland Corridor Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay Bullen Range City Renewal Authority Area Cooma North Ridge Reserve Coombs Ponds Cotter Reserve Dananbilla Nature Reserve Genoplesium plumosum target area Genoplesium vernale target area Gigerline Nature Reserve Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Googong Foreshore Goulburn Mulwaree Council Goulburn Wetlands Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kaleen Horse paddocks (North) Kowen Escarpment Lake Burley Griffin West Lake Tuggeranong Lower Cotter Catchment Lyneham Wetland Molonglo Gorge Molonglo River Reserve Mongarlowe River Mount Mugga Mugga Namadgi National Park O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands Old Naas TSR Phils Creek TSR Pine Island to Point Hut Point Hut Pond Point Hut to Tharwa Rob Roy Range Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Umbagong District Park Upper Stranger Pond Wanniassa Hill Watson Woodlands Woodstock Nature Reserve Yanununbeyan State Conservation Area Yass GorgePlaces
Acton, ACT Bombay, NSW Boorowa, NSW Bungonia, NSW Burra, NSW Captains Flat, NSW Carwoola, NSW Cotter River, ACT Countegany, NSW Fyshwick, ACT Goulburn, NSW Gundaroo, NSW Harolds Cross, NSW Jembaicumbene, NSW Jinden, NSW Kaleen, ACT Kambah, ACT Lake George, NSW Macgregor, ACT Macnamara, ACT Nimmo, NSW O'Malley, ACT Pialligo, ACT Yarrow, NSW