Scientific Name: Phragmites australis (syn P. communis).
English Name: Common Reed.
French Name: Roseau commun or Sagne.
5 Key Characters:
Habitat: A lowland species found in fens, swamps, ditches, lake and river banks.
Flowering Period: August-September-October.
Status: Common.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
English Name: Common Reed.
French Name: Roseau commun or Sagne.
- very tall (can be up to 3.5 m high).
- forms beds covering large areas.
- long, smooth, spear shaped, gray green leaves.
- 'seedhead' a loose soft pale coloured panicle up to 40 cm long.
- a dominant and key species in the local wetlands.
Habitat: A lowland species found in fens, swamps, ditches, lake and river banks.
Flowering Period: August-September-October.
Status: Common.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
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