Cane (grass)

Cane is any of various tall, perennial grasses with flexible, woody stalks from the genera Arundinaria,[1] and Arundo.

[citation needed] The genus Arundo is native from the Mediterranean Basin to the Far East.

Cane commonly grows in large riparian stands known as canebrakes, found in toponyms throughout the Southern and Western United States; they are much like the tules (Schoenoplectus acutus) of California.

The English word cane derives from Old French cane 'sugarcane', from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Official Aramaic qanhā, qanyā and from Akkadian qanû 'tube, reed'.

Cane is used for a variety of artistic and practical purposes, such as Native American baskets of North America.