Reed (plant)

Reed is a common name for several tall, grass-like plants of wetlands. They are all members of the order Poales (in the modern, expanded circumscription), and include:

Common reed (Phragmites australis Cav.), the original species named reed

Giant reed (Arundo donax L.), used for making reeds for musical instruments

Burma reed (Neyraudia reynaudiana)

Reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

Reed sweet-grass (Glyceria maxima)

Small-reed (Calamagrostis species)

Paper reed or papyrus (Cyperus papyrus), the source of the Ancient Egyptian writing material, also used for making boats

Bur-reed (Sparganium species)

Reed-mace (Typha species), also called bulrush or cattail

Cape thatching reed (Elegia tectorum), a restio originating from the South-western Cape, South Africa.

Thatching reed (Thamnochortus insignis), another restio species originating from the same geographic region.

Use in thatching

Phragmites australis, the common reed, is used in many areas for thatching roofs. In the United Kingdom, common reed used for this purpose is known as "Norfolk reed" or "water reed". However, "wheat reed" and "Devon reed" are not in fact reed at all, but long-stemmed wheat straw.

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