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Common reed

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

Common reed can take over the wet edges of trails, ponds, and storm ditches near your neighborhoo...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Phragmites australis
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Phragmites
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Poales
Hardiness: Zone 3
Habit: grass
Bloom: Summer