Arundo donax
Giant reed Taxonomy
Synonyms: Subspecific taxa: Classification: Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Images
   
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Europe
Species Description
General: Monocot, perennial Roots: adventitious, rhizomes Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: panicle Flowers: perfect; 3 merous; complete; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: grain Physiology: autotrophic Reproduction: vegetative
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: ILPIN Notes: In Italy and Argentina, species is a source of paper pulp. In Europe - reeds are used for clarinets and organ pipes; in southwest U.S. - species is used for frames for construction of adobe buildings, screens and mats. If culms are clipped, they will branch and can be used as a hedge. Hitchcock, A.S. 1950. A Manual of the Grasses of the United States. United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 1051 pp. Versus phragmites australis, A. domax has pubescent lemmas and a glabrous rachilla. Species is distributed along irrigation ditches and waste places. Species occasionally escapes from cultivation. Species is planted in southeast Texas for control of wind erosion. Functional Relationships:
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