LSU: What Makes This Invasive, Non-Native Reed Grass Thrive in the Wetlands?
April 08, 2022
April 08, 2022
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 8 (TNSJou) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release:
The Mississippi River Delta is home to the world's largest contiguous swath of Phragmites australis, or more commonly known as the common reed. But the plant that can grow to nearly 20 ft. and has been a critical component in stabilizing the state's coastal erosion is not actually native to Louisiana--well, not entirely.
There are multiple P. australis gen . . .
The Mississippi River Delta is home to the world's largest contiguous swath of Phragmites australis, or more commonly known as the common reed. But the plant that can grow to nearly 20 ft. and has been a critical component in stabilizing the state's coastal erosion is not actually native to Louisiana--well, not entirely.
There are multiple P. australis gen . . .