Cinna arundinacea

Cinna arundinacea
Habit
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
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
  • 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. It is native to Canada and the United States east of the Rockies. A perennial reaching 6 ft (1.8 m), it is usually found growing in wet areas.