Arundo

Arundo is a genus of stout, perennial plants in the grass family.

==Description== Arundo is native to southern Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia as far east as Japan. They grow to 3–6 m tall, occasionally to 10 m, with leaves 30–60 cm long and 3–6 cm broad. Species Arundo collina Ten. Arundo donax L. – Giant cane, Spanish cane (south and east Mediterranean, to India; naturalised in many additional areas and often invasive) Arundo formosana Hack. – Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Philippines Arundo mediterranea Danin – Mediterranean Arundo micrantha Lam. – Mediterranean Arundo plinii Turra – Pliny's reed – Greece, Italy, Albania, Croatia