
Phragmites karka
Tall Reed
As recorded: Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Glassman, S.F.
- Collector number
- 2507
- Date
- July 11, 1949
- Locality
- Vicinity of Colonia
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1949, Glassman, S.F. also collected 3 other specimens.
Phragmites karka observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 559 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
648台灣雲林縣西螺鎮福興里
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
733台灣臺南市東山區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) Casper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
712台灣臺南市新化區東崙子頂
(c) Alan Yang(台灣赤楊), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
736台灣臺南市柳營區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Taiwan, TW
(c) Shang-Kwei Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phragmites karka. BISH 128512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956623454. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/128512.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956623454 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
