'Reed' is a generic botanical term used to describe numerous plants of similar appearance, including:
★ Common Reed (''
Phragmites australis'' Cav.) - this is the species originally named reed
★ Giant Reed (''
Arundo donax'' L.)
★ Burma Reed (''
Neyraudia reynaudiana'')
★ Bur-reed (''
Sparganium eurycarpum'')
All listed species play important role in forming of
reedbeds.
★ see also
Reed fields