Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Typha ×glauca [angustifolia × latifolia]
FAMILY
Typhaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
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 (11/30/12):
Typha ×glauca [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
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon to rare
Look for it in fresh to brackish waters of lakes, ponds, and rivers, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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