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reed grass

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noun

  1. a tall perennial grass, Glyceria maxima , of rivers and ponds of Europe, Asia, and Canada

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Feather reed grass and weeds sprout from cracked asphalt and obscure walls.

From Los Angeles Times

Then there’s a rural landscape in northern Germany full of heleniums, goldenrod, rudbeckias and feather reed grass, and Marianne Folling’s breezy maritime garden in Denmark.

From Washington Post

Wherever they settle, the women of the family build houses made of reed grass, jute ropes and wood called pakkhas.

From The Guardian

At the pond shoreline, she planted huge Gunnera manicata, which has spread along the water’s edge over the years and is flanked by reed grass.

From Seattle Times

Leslie loves shades of green, so Kat included plenty of feather reed grass; laced the old fence with trumpet vines; and planted a big-leafed, spreading fatsia in the shade beneath the sequoia.

From Seattle Times