What is the flower name of the reed? It was originally called reed flower

Reed family and genus

Poaceae, genus Phragmites

Reed alternative names

Wei, lu, lu sun, jianjia, Latin scientific name Phragmites australias Trin

Reed distribution area

It grows all over the world, beside irrigation ditches, in riverbank marshes and other low wetlands or shallow water. It is distributed very widely in our country; the reed's reproductive capacity is relatively strong, and it easily forms continuous stretches of reed marsh.

Morphological characteristics of the reed

The reed is a perennial plant of the grass family, with a very well-developed rhizome. The culm is upright, with 20or more nodes; the internodes at the base and upper part are shorter, and the longest internode is at the 4th-6thnode counting upward from the base of the stem, with a waxy powder below the nodes. The edge of the ligule is densely covered with a ring of short fine hairs that fall off easily; the leaf blade is lanceolate-linear, hairless on the surface, with the tip gradually tapering into a thread-like form. The reed has a large panicle with many branches, and each branch bears dense, drooping spikelets; the caryopsis is about 1.5mm long.

Reed growing environment

The reed's reproductive capacity is very strong, and it grows better where there is water. Reeds in North China generally sprout in early 4month, then enter a period of vigorous growth, head and then flower in 8month, and the seeds mature in 10month, and the seeds can be spread by the wind. The reed's rhizome is very well developed, and in natural habitats it mainly reproduces by rhizome; the rhizome has very strong vitality, and when it meets suitable conditions it can quickly grow new shoots to reproduce.