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SS-AGR-301, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Kurt Vollmer, Curtis Rainbolt, and Jason Ferrell, describes this tall perennial grass that is commercially grown in the Mediterranean to make reeds for musical instruments, and which is a major invasive weed in California and Texas watersheds — its biology, identification and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, March 2008.
SS AGR 301/AG307: Giant Reed (Arundo donax): Biology, Identification, and Management (ufl.edu)
References
Arundo donax (grass). Global Invasive Species Database. http://www.issg.org
Bell, Gary P. 1997. Ecology and Management of Arundo donax, and approaches to riparian habitat restoration in Southern California. In Brock, J., Wade, M., Pysek, P., Green, D. (eds.) Plant invasions: Studies from No. America and Europe. Pp. 103-113.
Boose, A.B. and J.S. Holt. 1999. Environmental effects on asexual reproduction in Arundo donax. Weed Research (Oxford), 39:2, pp. 117-127. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3180.1999.00129.x
Christou, M., 2001. Giant reed in Europe. In: Proceedings of the First World Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry, Sevilla, Spain, 5-9 June 2000, pp. 2089-2091.
Conservation Alliance Alien Plant Working Group. 2005. Fact Sheet: Giant Reed. (http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/ardo1.htm)
Else, Jesse A. 1996 Post flood establishment of native woody species and an exotic, Arundo donax, in a Southern Californian riparian system. MS Thesis. San Diego Street.