Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Phragmites (1)
Epithet: australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. (3)
australis => southern, of the southern hemisphere