Phragmites is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Phragmites in a sentence
Phragmites meaning
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
Synonyms of Phragmites
Using Phragmites
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
- Useful related words include: genus phragmites, monocot genus, liliopsid genus.
- In the example corpus, phragmites often appears in combinations such as: of phragmites.
Context around Phragmites
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Phragmites
- In this selection, "phragmites" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lakes, native, reason, collaborative, haven and australis stand out and add context to how "phragmites" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and uses phragmites a destructive and clear out phragmites. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "phragmites" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with phragmites
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Glyphosate treatment of phragmites infestation at Assateague Island National Seashore. (10 words)
For the Final Keepers of the River project, the tribe used machinery to clear out phragmites. (16 words)
OPA works with many partners to address the threat of Phragmites australis, commonly referred to as Canada’s worst invasive plant. (21 words)
Why didn’t they just take a sweep net and grab a bunch of insects from a Phragmites patch in Europe, stuff them in a jar, and send them over to us to release? (34 words)
Ecology View of the Qattara Depression Sand dunes in the Qattara Depression Groves of Acacia raddiana, growing in shallow sandy depressions, and Phragmites swamps represent the only permanent vegetation. (29 words)
According to the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative, native phragmites are frequently found in wetlands with high biodiversity, and also supply food and nesting resources for wetland residents. (27 words)
Why didn’t they just take a sweep net and grab a bunch of insects from a Phragmites patch in Europe, stuff them in a jar, and send them over to us to release? (34 words)
Example sentences (9)
According to the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative, native phragmites are frequently found in wetlands with high biodiversity, and also supply food and nesting resources for wetland residents.
For the Final Keepers of the River project, the tribe used machinery to clear out phragmites.
Kettenring said the only reason phragmites haven’t taken over all of the lake’s wetlands is because of aggressive land management.
OPA works with many partners to address the threat of Phragmites australis, commonly referred to as Canada’s worst invasive plant.
Phragmites is a perennial grass from Europe and is rapidly spread by seed and root fragments (rhizomes) carried by wind, waves, vehicles, heavy equipment, and people.
Why didn’t they just take a sweep net and grab a bunch of insects from a Phragmites patch in Europe, stuff them in a jar, and send them over to us to release?
Glyphosate treatment of phragmites infestation at Assateague Island National Seashore.
Reynolds has a bee condo made out of a drilled log and uses phragmites, a destructive invasive species, in her bee houses.
Ecology View of the Qattara Depression Sand dunes in the Qattara Depression Groves of Acacia raddiana, growing in shallow sandy depressions, and Phragmites swamps represent the only permanent vegetation.
Common combinations with phragmites
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of phragmites 2×