-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Monocots (Class Liliopsida)​

-Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies (Order Poales)

-​Grasses (Family Poaceae)

-Reeds, Giant Canes, and Allies (Subfamily Arundinoideae)

-Tribe Arundineae (Genus Arundo)

-Giant Reed (Arundo donax)

Giant reed is a perennial reed that can grow over 6 m tall. Stems are hollow and have a diameter of 2-3 cm. The woody tubelike stems of giant reed have been used in the manufacturing of flutes and organ pipes and are the source of reeds for woodwind instruments.