Common Reed
Also known as Reed, Phragmites australis
Phragmites australis, known as the common reed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is a wetland grass that can grow up to 20 feet tall and has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide.
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common reed (Phragmites australis) observed in Mulmur, ON, CA
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