Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Learn more about Giant Reed from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Arundo donax
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arundo donax
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-04-001:
Arundo donax
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Arundo donax var. donax
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Arundo donax var. versicolor
COMMON NAME:
Giant Reed
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JK Marlow jkm160524_004
May Greenville County SC
Last year's culms are still standing when the new growth starts.
JK Marlow jkm200611_5825
June Greenville County SC
These strange shoots -- oddities of meristematic growth -- are they common?
JK Marlow jkm0309e_09a
September Greenville County SC
Roadside
Cornstalk-like culms over 20' high topped by 3' feathery plumes of flowers, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
JK Marlow jkm151023_519
October Anderson County SC
Leaf blades conspicuously distichous [2-ranked], spaced ~ evenly along culm, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
JK Marlow jkm151023_520
October Anderson County SC
Panicle dense, erect, 30-60cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
JK Marlow jkm0412a_15
December Anderson County SC
Roadside
Seeds apparently sterile. Reproduction is from fragments of stems & rhizomes, per Invasive Plants, Weeds of the Global Garden.
Amy Ferriter, State of Idaho, Bugwood.org bug_1461062
Month Unknown
Sheaths overlapping; basal clasping blade flange conspicuous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5446641
Month Unknown
The flat smooth leaf blades reach up to 1.5' long, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.