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Description: | This tall reedy plant is found in marshy places all over the world. It is a rapid coloniser of exposed wet soil and shallow water, and will tolerate a broad range of environmental conditions. Common habitats include wet meadows, marshes, fens, pond and lake margins and coastal estuaries. It is an important source of food and habitat for many animals. It has also been used by humans to produce a wide range of materials including baskets, roofing material and paper. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | plants natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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