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Native Phragmites (Phragmites australis spp. americanus), or common reed, along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

By Southwest Biological Science Center
Native common reed (Phragmites) grows along the Colorado River with red canyon walls in the distance
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Native Phragmites (Phragmites australis spp. americanus), or common reed, along the Colorado River near Tanner Rapids (part of the Tanner Trail), in Grand Canyon. Photo by Emily Palmquist, USGS Southwest Biological Science Center.

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