mats, reed pen tips (qalam), and paper. Beekeepers can utilize the reeds to make nesting.

In the Philippines, Phragmites is known by the local name tambo. Reed stands flower in December, and the blooms are harvested and bundled into whisk brooms called "walis". Hence the common name of household brooms is walis tambo.

Reeds have been used to make arrows and weapons such as spears

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