OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Typha angustifolia × latifolia   FAMILY Typhaceae   Go to FSUS key


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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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

 

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3827

Forb
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Fresh to brackish waters of lakes, ponds, and rivers, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon to rare

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Invasive?

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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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