Sunday, October 31, 2010

Wild Grasses of Ainsworth: Phragmites communis

Or, in the vernacular: reeds.

Phragmitescommunis
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Communis means "growing in colonies" (according to my wild grass guide). This colony was growing on the shore of Big Maple Lake. The inflorescence is gray because it is in fruit, rather than in flower, as you might expect in the month of October.

Phragmitescommunisinflorescence

1 comment:

Janice said...

I've really been enjoying the mushroom pictures but I have a thing for clouds. . .
So although these are photos of grasses I am really enjoying the clouds in the background. . .