Phragmites Australis

Scientific Name: Phragmites australis

Common Name: common reed

Symbol: PHAU7

Category: Monocot

Genus: Phragmites

Family: Poaceae

Family Common Name: Grass family

Order: Cyperales

Class: Liliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Subshrub, Shrub, Graminoid

Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (N)

State Noxious: AL (CCW), CT (IB), MA (P), SC (PP), VT (CBW), WA (CCW)

Flower Color: White

Flower Conspicuous: No

Foliage Color: Green

Foliage Texture: Coarse

Fruit Color: White

Edible: No

Reed growth habit and flower detail

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Scientific Name: Phragmites australis

Common Name(s): Reed

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: stem, fruit

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Description: This tall, coarse grass grows to 3.5 meters tall and has gray-green leaves about 4 centimeters wide. It has large masses of brown flower branches in early summer. These rarely produce grain and become fluffy, gray masses late in the season.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: Look for reed in any open, wet area, especially one that has been disturbed through dredging. Reed is found throughout the temperate regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: All parts of the plant are edible raw or cooked in any season. Harvest the stems as they emerge from the soil and boil them. You can also harvest them just before they produce flowers, then dry and beat them into flour. You can also dig up and boil the underground stems, but they are often tough. Seeds are edible raw or boiled, but they are rarely found.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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