Reed_(plant) Reed_(plant)

Reed (plant) - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Amphibian, Angiosperm, Annual, Apparatus, Appliances, Armory, Arsenal, Base, Bed, Biennial, Bosom, Brewery
True grasses
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Phragmites is an invasive species in North America
Georgetown, South Carolina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Phragmites
species

Pragmites australis


Reed is a generic term used to describe numerous plants including:

  • Common Reed (Phragmites australis Cav.) - this is the species originally named reed
  • Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.)
  • Burma Reed (Neyraudia reynaudiana)
  • Bur-reed (Sparganium eurycarpum)

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