n tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
Project aims to teach about invasive phragmites NEWBURY -- Four local men have a plan to eradicate "phragmites ignorance." This invasive common reed (phragmites australis) spreads quickly, out-competes native plants and is infamous among those familiar with marsh lands around the country. But most
June 17, 2013 - The Daily News of Newburyport