Reed (plant)

They are all members of the order Poales (in the modern, expanded circumscription), and include: Many different cultures have used reeds in construction of buildings of various types for at least thousands of years.

At the time, the best cane for flutes came from the banks of river Kephissos, in Attica, Greece.

A. donax is still the principal source material of reed makers for clarinets, saxophones, oboes, bassoons, bagpipes, and other woodwind instruments.

[1] The Var country in southern France contains the best-known supply of instrument reeds.

Bamboo and, even more commonly, rattan stems are used as "reed sticks" to wick and disperse the scent of essential oils in aroma diffusers.

Reeds growing in saltmarsh in the estuary of the River Tay .
A reed house under construction in the marshes of Iraq, 1978
A man in Germany thatching a roof using reeds
Reeds pictured in the coat of arms of Ruokolahti