MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: July 23, 2021 269 Snohomish County Noxious Weed Control Coordinator Geraldine Saw shows marsh advocate Greg Ferguson the differences between Phragmites and the more common Reed Canary Grass. No one is sure how it got here. Some say it came from Asia, others Europe. But regardless, it has found a home in the Edmonds Marsh where it is slowly but inexorably creating dense stands of tall reeds that are pushing out native vegetation and degrading wildlife habit. Phragmites australis is found worldwide. The name Phragmites (pronounced in three syllables, Frag-mite-ease) is derived from ancient Greek, roughly translating as “grows in hedges,” a reference to its tendency to form thick stands around waterways and marshy areas.