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The bare concrete channel coming out of the Valley gives way at Griffith Park to sedimentary islands; beds of invasive giant cane share space with native willows and tiny purple bursts of feral amaranths.

By the end of the trip, the crew had burned 110 acres of giant cane in a week on the American side.

Most reeds are made from the giant cane plant.

Several Siberian hamlets appeared from time to time among the giant canes.