Giant reed (Arundo donax)

Some alkaloids, such as tryptamine, have been found in the flowers of Arundo donax (Smith, 1977; Ghosal et al., 1971). Arundo donax is a reservoir for the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) spp., a key vector of protozoa that cause bovine babesiosis (Racelis et al., 2012).