Lexic.us

Definition of Phragmites communis

1. Noun. Tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phragmites Communis

Literary usage of Phragmites communis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1895)
"(3) Three sparrows' nests from section H. Anthriscus sylvestris, stem. Carduus sp., large numbers of ripe fruits. phragmites communis, Poa annua, ..."

2. The Grasses of Iowa by Louis Hermann Pammel, Julius Buel Weems, Carleton Roy Ball, F. Lamson-Scribner, Harry Foster Bain (1904)
"phragmites communis was common at one time in the northern half of the state and in southeastern Iowa. In central and northern Iowa it is rapidly ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1912)
"This type of shore succession, with phragmites communis on drier parts as a ... phragmites communis association. It occurs more typically along the shores ..."

4. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Francis Wall Oliver, Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Marian (Balfour) Busk (1895)
"The common Reed (phragmites communis), growing in quantities, presents a characteristic appearance, in consequence of the arrangement here described, ..."

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