 Common Reed Phragmites australis |
 aka giant reed, grass roseau, roseau cane, yellow cane, cane |
 The plants are perennial, start new shoots late March, early April. |
 The location is on dry ground but close proximity to water, arid, alkaline, soil. |
 Seed heads like this one appear by late July. |
 This is last year's spent seeds. |
 This plant makes wonderful paper, leaves and stalks. |
 The
leaves are fairly easy to process, almost like lawn grass. |
 Stalks are tough like bamboo and require a hollander or extensive hand beating. |
 Pinkweed Polygonum pensylvanicum L. syn Persicaria pensylvanica (Linnaeus) Small |
 aka Pennsylvania smartweed |
 This and the next six pictures were taken August 5 in Rancher Tom's corral. |
 Not native and can become agricultural weeds. |
 These are in moist, alkaline soil right next to a canal. |
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= Poisonous to animal and/or
human
= Noxious or Invasive in
Oregon
= Crop weed in Oregon
= Federal Noxious weed in
Oregon