Scientific name:
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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud. |
Family name latin:
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Poaceae |
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| Description: |
Up to 4 m (10 m) tall meadow-grass with a 20 bis 50 cm long panicle; perennial; flowering seasons: VII - IX; ground-forming marshland pioneer plant; roots reaching as deep as 1 m and runners up to 10 m long;
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| Occurence: |
Frequent and usually stand-forming in stagnant or slowly running waters up to 1 m deep as well as in bogs surrounding springs and fenwoods with a high level of groundwater;
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| Related species: |
Occurs in three subspecies: ssp. australis, common; ssp. altissimus, only near Luckau and along the Dortmund-Ems Canal (up to 10 m high); ssp. humilis, on salty fields;
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| Allergy trigger: |
Pollen, approx. 20 µm;
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| Invasions path: |
Inhalative (July - September);
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| Synonyms: |
Phragmites communis Trin.; reed, reed grass;
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| Allergology: |
Allergologically only of inferior importance;
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| Immunology: |
Primary allergen: Phr c I, MW 30 000 - 32 000;
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| Clinical relevance: |
light
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| Cross reactivities: |
Occurrence possible- Bermuda grass
- Rye-grass
- Cocksfoot
- Vernal grass, scented
- Timothy
- Blue grass, (Kentucky)
- Meadow fescue
- Creeping bent
- Ryegrass, perennial
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