Sweet Woodreed
Cinna arundinacea Linnaeus
Sweet Woodreed: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/3957
Synonyms
Stout Woodreed 
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187 Records

Status

Considered common throughout Maryland (Terrell & Peterson, 2009). "Maine and Ontario to Minnesota and South Dakota, south to Georgia and Texas" (Reed, 1964).

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Cinna arundinacea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Cinna
Species:
C. arundinacea
Binomial name
Cinna arundinacea
Synonyms[1]
  • Agrostis cinna Retz.
  • Agrostis rubicunda Bosc ex Desv.
  • Cinna agrostidea P.Beauv. ex Steud.
  • Cinna arundinacea var. inexpansa Fernald & Griscom
  • Imperata saccharifera André
  • Muhlenbergia cinna (Retz.) Trin.

Cinna arundinacea, the stout woodreed or sweet woodreed, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae.[2][3] It is native to Canada and the United States east of the Rockies.[1] A perennial reaching 6 ft (1.8 m), it is usually found growing in wet areas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cinna arundinacea L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Cinna arundinacea L. Sweet Woodreed, Common Woodreed". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Cinna arundinacea L. Taxonomic Serial No.: 40583". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023. Common Name(s): sweet woodreed, stout wood reed-grass [English], stout woodreed, sweet wood-reed