Arundo donax
TaxID: 35708
Basic Information
Arundo donax
giant reed, Arundo grass, Bamboo reed, Cow cane, Donax cane, Giant cane, River cane, Spanish cane/reed, Wild cane, Reedgrass, Giant Reed
Arundo donax is a tall perennial cane. It is one of several so-called reed species. It has several common names including giant cane, elephant grass, carrizo, arundo, Spanish cane, Colorado river reed, wild cane, and giant reed. Arundo and donax are respectively the old Latin and Greek names for reed. Arundo donax grows in damp soils, either fresh or moderately saline, and is native to the Greater Middle East. It has been widely planted and naturalised in the mild temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of both hemispheres, especially in the Mediterranean, California, the western Pacific and the Caribbean and is considered invasive in North America and Oceania. It forms dense stands on disturbed sites, sand dunes, in wetlands and riparian habitats.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Arundo
donax
Unclassified
Species
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d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Poales;f__Poaceae;g__Arundo;s__Arundo donax
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Weeds
Photos (0 photos)
No photos available.
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (5 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
| Jordan | A2 list | 2013 |
| Nicaragua | Absent | — |
| Portugal | Regulated Invasive Alien Plant | 1999 |
| French Polynesia | Present | — |
Distribution (127 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Present | — |
| Angola | Present | — |
| Albania | Present | — |
| Algeria | Present | — |
| Andorra | Present | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Azerbaijan | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRR36581745 | plant | - | - | 18743902 | China:Zhengzhou | |
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PRJNA1392781 SRX31594693 SRP657657 weed 18x-1 Leaf not provided {'age': '3 months', 'tissue': 'plant', 'ecotype': 'not provided', 'isolate': 'not provided', 'cultivar': 'not provided', 'replicate': 'replicate=biological replicate 4', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Zhengzhou', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-08-12'} |
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| SRR36581744 | plant | - | - | 20652879 | China:Zhengzhou | |
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PRJNA1392781 SRX31594694 SRP657657 weed 18x-2 Leaf not provided {'age': '3 months', 'tissue': 'plant', 'ecotype': 'not provided', 'isolate': 'not provided', 'cultivar': 'not provided', 'replicate': 'replicate=biological replicate 5', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Zhengzhou', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-08-12'} |
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| SRR36581743 | plant | - | - | 21634249 | China:Zhengzhou | |
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PRJNA1392781 SRX31594695 SRP657657 weed 18x-3 Leaf not provided {'age': '3 months', 'tissue': 'plant', 'ecotype': 'not provided', 'isolate': 'not provided', 'cultivar': 'not provided', 'replicate': 'replicate=biological replicate 6', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Zhengzhou', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-08-12'} |
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DNA Barcodes (33 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDH2959-15 | - | rbcLa | 552 | United States | 2014-05-08 | 33.36119, -117.32249 | |
| SDH2342-14 | - | ITS2 | 336 | United States | 1936-11-10 | 32.901, -117.223 | |
| SAFH3961-12 | - | rbcLa | 552 | South Africa | 2011-10-06 | -26.701, 27.1 | |
| SAFH3427-11 | - | rbcLa | 552 | South Africa | - | -26.036, 27.763 | |
| SAFH2940-11 | - | rbcLa | 552 | South Africa | 2011-03-09 | -33.943, 18.474 | |
| SAFH2858-11 | - | rbcLa | 552 | South Africa | 2011-01-04 | -26.174, 27.902 | |
| SAFH2529-11 | - | rbcLa | 552 | South Africa | 2010-12-12 | -33.812, 18.38 | |
| ITSAN4868-14 | - | ITS2 | 207 | China | - | 38.073254, 104.69114 | |
| ITSAN4867-14 | - | ITS2 | 206 | China | - | 38.073254, 104.69114 | |
| ITSAN4866-14 | - | ITS2 | 207 | China | - | 38.073254, 104.69114 |
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