Common Reed, Old World Common Reed
Phragmites australis ssp. australis
Synonyms: Phragmites communis, Phragmites phragmites
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Common Reed as seen in a pothole pond along the BLM loop trail about one-half mile east of the parking area at Odessa Craters, Lincoln County, Washington........May 8, 2012.
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Common reed as seen in a small creek on the Wahluke Slope Unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument, about a mile north of Washington Highway 24........May 13, 2013.
Paul Slichter