[Common Reed: The Genus Phragmites East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Common Reed, Old World Common Reed

Phragmites australis ssp. australis

Synonyms: Phragmites communis, Phragmites phragmites

Common Reed, Old World Common Reed: Phragmites australis ssp. australis (Synonyms: Phragmites communis, Phragmites phragmites)

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.

Common Reed, Old World Common Reed: Phragmites australis ssp. australis (Synonyms: Phragmites communis, Phragmites phragmites)

Ligule of Common Reed, Old World Common Reed: Phragmites australis ssp. australis (Synonyms: Phragmites communis, Phragmites phragmites) - Common Reed, Old World Common Reed: Phragmites australis ssp. australis (Synonyms: Phragmites communis, Phragmites phragmites)

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