Latin name: Arundo donax L.
Pronunciation: a-RUN-doe DOE-nax
Common name: Giant reed
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Moist places like ditches, seeps and streambanks in both cismontane and desert California below 1500', native to Europe
Blooming period: March to September
Name derivations: 1) Arundo 2) donax
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