Phragmites australis

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Engl.: common reed, reed grass. Deu.: Schilf. Suom.: järviruoko. Sven.: vass, bladvass, rörvass. Pharm.: California manna, Father Picolo's manna. Bot. syn.: Arundo phragmites L., Phragmites communis Trin., Phragmites phragmites (L.) Karst.

Phragmites communis.

Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.

Phragmites Trin. Ruoko. Vass.

Vanhoja tekstejä: Flora Fennica. Suomen Kasvio, 1866.

Miniature bamboo.

Henriette's herbal blog: Young reed shoots look exactly like bamboo shoots.

Photo: Phragmites australis 8.

Photo: Phragmites australis 8. Young shoots in spring. The old stalks were cut by ice, in winter. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2005-05-05.

Photo: Phragmites australis 9.

Photo: Phragmites australis 9. Young shoots in spring. They look like miniature bamboos. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2005-05-05.

Photo: Phragmites australis 10.

Photo: Phragmites australis 10. Habitat. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2005-05-05.

Photo: Phragmites australis 3.

Photo: Phragmites australis 3. Last year's stems on ice. I walked out there. Skidding on ice, in the sun, in April - yay! Vanhakaupunginlahti, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2000-04-01.

Photo: Phragmites australis 5.

Photo: Phragmites australis 5. Last year's stems on ice. Vanhakaupunginlahti, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2000-04-01.

Photo: Phragmites australis 4.

Photo: Phragmites australis 4. Last year's stems on ice. Vanhakaupunginlahti, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2000-04-01.

Photo: Phragmites australis 6.

Photo: Phragmites australis 6. Lots and lots of plants in flower. Lammassaari, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 1999-07-17.

Photo: Phragmites australis 7.

Photo: Phragmites australis 7. Lots and lots of plants in flower, against the sun. Lammassaari, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 1999-07-17.

Photo: Phragmites australis 1.

Photo: Phragmites australis 1. Flower. Espoo, Villa Elfvik, Finland. Wild. 1997-08-01.

Photo: Phragmites australis 2.

Photo: Phragmites australis 2. Plants. Espoo, Villa Elfvik, Finland. Wild. 1997-08-01.

Photo: Phragmites australis.

Photo: Phragmites australis. Largish stand, in flower. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 1992-07-01.