Common Reed (Phragmites australis)

• Large, perennial, grass species with plume-like flowering stalks
• Woody hollow stems can grow 1 to 4 meters tall
• Likes roadside ditches, marshes, swamps, brackish estuaries, and alkaline wetlands
• Seeds are shed from November through January and dispersed by wind, water, and animals

Photos by Glenn Miller, Oregon Deptartment of Agriculture