16-03-09 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Arundo donax, a giant reed that grows in the Mediterranean climate zones of the world, isn't like other prolific warm-weather grasses, researchers report. This grass, which can grow annually to 6 meters (nearly 20 feet) in height,...

14-12-24 An oak got talking with a reed one day: you certainly have cause of nature to complain; why even a sparrow's weight for you is quite a strain. At even the slightest breeze that makes the ripples play, you quake as if you're touched with blight; you...