''Arundo'' is a genus of stout, perennial plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

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''Arundo'' is native to southern Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia as far east as

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. They grow to 3–6 m tall, occasionally to 10 m, with leaves 30–60 cm long and 3–6 cm broad. ; SpeciesThe Plant List search for Arundo
/ref> * '' Arundo collina'' Ten. * '' Arundo donax'' L. – Giant cane, Spanish cane (south and east Mediterranean, to India;

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in many additional areas and often invasive) * '' Arundo formosana'' Hack. – Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Philippines * '' Arundo mediterranea'' Danin – Mediterranean * '' Arundo micrantha'' Lam. – Mediterranean * '' Arundo plinii''

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– Pliny's reed – Greece, Italy, Albania, Croatia There are over 200 species once considered part of ''Arundo'' but now regarded as better suited to other genera: ''

Achnatherum ''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain. ' ...

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Agrostis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

'', '' Ammophila'', '' Ampelodesmos'', ''

Arthrostylidium ''Arthrostylidium'' is a Neotropical genus of climbing bamboo in the grass family. the species are native to Central America, the West Indies, northern South America, and southern Mexico. ;Species ;Formerly included see ''Ampelocalamus Aulonem ...

'', '' Arundinaria'', '' Austroderia'', '' Austrofestuca'', '' Bambusa'', '' Calamagrostis'', '' Calammophila'', '' Calamovilfa'', ''

Chionochloa ''Chionochloa'' is a genus of tussock grass in the family Poaceae, found primarily in New Zealand with one known species in New Guinea and another on Lord Howe Island (part of Australia). Some of the species are referred to as snowgrass. Most of ...

'', ''

Chusquea ''Chusquea'' is a genus of evergreen bamboos in the grass family. Most of them are native to mountain habitats in Latin America, from Mexico to southern Chile and Argentina. They are sometimes referred to as South American mountain bamboos. Unl ...

'', '' Cinna'', '' Cortaderia'', '' Dendrocalamus'', '' Deschampsia'', '' Dupontia'', '' Gastridium'', '' Gigantochloa'', '' Graphephorum'', '' Gynerium'', '' Imperata'', '' Indocalamus'', '' Melica'', ''

Miscanthus ''Miscanthus'', or silvergrass, is a genus of African, Eurasian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family, Poaceae. ; Species * ''Miscanthus changii'' Y.N.Lee – Korea * ''Miscanthus depauperatus'' Merr. – the Philippines * ''Miscanthus ...

'', '' Molinia'', '' Muhlenbergia'', '' Neyraudia'', '' Phalaris'', '' Phragmites'', ''

Poa ''Poa'' is a genus of about 570 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass (mainly in Europe and Asia), bluegrass (mainly in North America), tussock (some New Zealand species), a ...

'', '' Psammochloa'', ''

Rytidosperma ''Rytidosperma'' is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the gr ...

'', '' Saccharum'', ''

Schizostachyum ''Schizostachyum'' is a tall or shrub-like tropical genus of bamboo. They are natives mostly of tropical Asia and Papuasia, with a few species in Madagascar and on certain islands in the Pacific. A few have become naturalized in other tropical ...

'', '' Scolochloa'', '' Stipa'', ''

Thysanolaena ''Thysanolaena'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, the only genus in the tribe Thysanolaeneae. Its only recognized species is ''Thysanolaena latifolia'' (formerly ''Thysanolaena maxima''), native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (Gu ...

'', '' Trisetaria''.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Arundo''

Erowid Arundo Donax vault
{{Taxonbar, from=Q165263 Arundinoideae Energy crops Poaceae genera

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