Pronunciation: frag-MY-tees aw-STRAY-lis
Common name: Common reed
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Wet places to 5000', edges of alkali sink,
creosote bush scrub, deserts, cismontane Calif.
Blooming period: July to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Phragmites
2) australis