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Latin name: Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. Pronunciation: frag-MY-tees aw-STRAY-lis Common name: Common reed Family: Poaceae (Grass) Habitat: Wet places to 5000', edges of alkali sink, creosote bush scrub, deserts, cismontane Calif. Blooming period: July to November Name derivations: 1) Phragmites 2) australis These photographs were taken in the Saline Valley. |
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