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Poaceae
Arundo

not marked as a favorite taxon *Arundo donax Linnaeus. Common name: Giant Reed. Phenology: Sep-Aug. Habitat: Roadsides, waste dumps, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Old World (most likely w. Asia) (Hardion et al. 2014).

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Taxonomy Comments: Horticultural forms with leaves transversely striped white and green have been treated as var. versicolor, but are better considered as only a form or cultivar.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K4, Meso6, Mo1, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, SFla, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3; = n/a — C; > Arundo donax L. var. donax — HC; > Arundo donax L. var. versicolor (Mill.) Stokes — HC. Basionym: Arundo donax L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Arundo donax - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Arundo donax© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Arundo donax© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Arundo donax© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Arundo donax© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Arundo donax© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Arundo donax© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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