NameThatPlant.net: Arundo donax

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arundo donax FAMILY Poaceae Go to FSUS key

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.

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

COMMON NAME:
Giant Reed

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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

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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Roadsides, waste dumps, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Old World

Uncommon (rare in Mountains)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Glumes purplish

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain

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