Also known as Carrizo and River Cane this plant covers many of the banks of the Rio Grande River. Illegal immigrants reportedly hide in thickets of these plants when being chased by the Border Patrol. This variety of cane is used in the area to make fences, walls for animals, and kids make kites from the stalks.
Folk healers believe that the plant can be brewed to cure cancer.
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