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Common reed (Phragmites australis)
How are reeds used to make thatched roofs?
Aymara Indians making reed boats on Lake Titicaca Waveney, River
Can reed beds clean contaminated groundwater?
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How are reeds used to make thatched roofs?
Learn how reeds are used to make thatched roofs.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Can reed beds clean contaminated groundwater?
Learn about experiments that use plants, notably reeds, to filter pollutants from...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Tt/Dreamstime.com

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Common reed (Phragmites australis)
Grant Heilman/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Aymara Indians making reed boats on Lake Titicaca
Loren McIntyre/Woodfin Camp Associates
Waveney, River
Reeds cut and laid to dry on the banks of the River Waveney, near St. Olaves, Norfolk,...
Evelyn Simak
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