Common Reed
Common Reed or Ditch Reed Phragmites communis is
a large grass which grows in fresh-water and salty
marshes and along the banks of streams. Its underground
creeping stems help to bind the soil and prevent erosion.
It grows up to 3 metres tall and its plume-like flower
heads wave gracefully when a breeze blows across the
reed bed.
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