Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Typha angustifolia × latifolia
FAMILY
Typhaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Typha ×glauca
FAMILY
Typhaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 019-01-002:
Typha glauca
FAMILY
Typhaceae
COMMON NAME:
Hybrid Cattail
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Typha angustifolia × latifolia
FAMILY
Typhaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Typha ×glauca
FAMILY
Typhaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 019-01-002:
Typha glauca
FAMILY
Typhaceae
3827
Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon to rare
Habitat: Fresh to brackish waters of lakes, ponds, and rivers, per Weakley's Flora
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pistillate spike: Brown (rarely bright orangish-brown)
Pistillate & staminate spikes usually separated by a gap
Unisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pistillate spike: Brown (rarely bright orangish-brown)
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