Close up of a common reed flower head (Phragmites australis) around the watersedge of Ackers Pit, Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, UK in Winter 2018

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Phragmites, the common reed, is a large perennial grass found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Phragmites australis is sometimes regarded as the sole species of the genus Phragmites, though some botanists divide Phragmites australis into three or four species. Reed is used in many areas for thatching roofs. In the British Isles, common reed used for this purpose is known as Norfolk reed or water reed

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Location: Ackers pit duck pond, Ackers Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, UK
Photo credit: © John Hopkins / Alamy / Afripics
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