Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Considered non-native and invasive from Europe (although there is some speculation that there is an American native subspecies) the elegant and creatively named common reed is an important wetland grass that is found in every state and province in North America except for Hawaii and Alaska, ranging as for north as the Canadian Northwest Territories. Growing to heights of 20 feet (6 meters) this enormous aquatic wetland grass can grow massive thickets providing refuge, seeds and food for wildlife. These were found and photographed in Hidalgo County in South Texas on the Rio Grande, which forms the US-Mexico border.
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Alamo, Angiosperms, Commelinids, Danube grass, Hidalgo County, Monocots, NWR, National Wildlife Refuge, Phragmites, Phragmites australis, Plantae, Poaceae, Poales, RGV, Rio Grande Valley, Roseau cane, Santa Ana NWR, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Tracheophytes, botanical, botany, carrizo, common reed, helophyte, invasive species, non-native, plant, reed, vegetation, winter, Rio Grande
- Contained in galleries
- Poaceae (Grass Family)
