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Typha / ˈ t aɪ f ə / is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae.These plants have a variety of common names, in British English as bulrush [4] or (mainly historically) reedmace, [5] in American English as cattail, [6] or punks, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as raupō, bullrush, [7 ...
Typha latifolia is a perennial, herbaceous flowering wetland plant in the family Typhaceae.It is known commonly as bulrush [4] [5] (sometimes as common bulrush, [6] to distinguish from other species of Typha); in North America, it is often referred to as broadleaf cattail, or simply as cat-tail or cattail reed. [7]
It is known in English as lesser bulrush, [3] [4] [5] and in American as narrowleaf cattail. [6] Description. Typha angustifolia grows 1.5–2 metres ...
The Typhaceae (/ t aɪ ˈ f eɪ s i i /) are a family of flowering plants, sometimes called the cattail family. [2] The botanical name for the family has been recognized by most taxonomists. Description
Typha minima is the smallest of the cattails. It reaches on average 30–80 centimetres (12–31 in) in height, [4] with a maximum of 140 centimetres (55 in). The stem is erect and simple. The leaves are blue-green, linear, very narrow and not shiny.
Aside from being a filter for some of the water’s quality, the surrounding villages that dwell within the circumference of the lake benefit from both the Southern Cattail and its similar species, the Southern Bulrush, by its ability to be used in artisanal crafts and due to their wider reed sheaths which eased the weaving process. [10]
Example of the bulrush genus Schoenoplectus. Bulrush is a vernacular name for several large wetland grass-like plants. Sedge family : Cyperus; Scirpus; Blysmus; Bolboschoenus; Scirpoides; Isolepis; Schoenoplectus; Trichophorum; Typhaceae: Typha
Typha orientalis, commonly known as bulrush, cumbungi, [2] or raupō, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Typha. It is native to Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, China and the Russian Far East ( Sakhalin and Primorye ).