Clumps of thatch in the lake. Reed is a common name for several tall, grass-like plants of wetlands. Common reed, the original species named reed. Giant burma canary sweet grass bur mace also called bulrush or cattail. A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is inundated by water, either permanently or seasonally. This is the characteristic vegetation of aquatic plants, adapted to the unique hydric soil. Wetland types are swamp, bog, and fen; sub-types include mangrove forest, carr, pocosin, floodplains vernal pool, sink, peatlands. Freshwater, brackish, or saltwater. Tides tide round flood aerial mire flying. Cluster lake peat. Marsh dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species. Marshes can often be found at edges of lakes and streams, where they form transition between terrestrial ecosystems. 4K 3840×2160.