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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 ...
It is known in English as bulrush [4] [5] (sometimes as common bulrush [6] to distinguish from other species of Typha), and in American as broadleaf cattail. [7] It is found as a native plant species throughout most of Eurasia and North America, and more locally in Africa and South America. The genome of T. latifolia was published in 2022. [8]
Euell Theophilus Gibbons (September 8, 1911 – December 29, 1975) [2] was an outdoorsman and early health food advocate, promoting eating wild foods during the 1960s. Early career [ edit ]
A single plant may produce several thousand flowers, but at any time less than 10% of them will be in full bloom. [8] The flowers themselves are somewhat small and inconspicuous, [9] but quite fragrant. [3] They are bilaterally symetrical and measure 10–12 mm long. [8] The petals are off white to pink and usually dotted with purple-pink spots ...
The common cattail (Typha latifolia) is native throughout North America and Eurasia. The narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) is native to Eurasia but now well established throughout the United States. These cattails are abundant in the Midwest where they hybridize to form Typha x glauca. [3]
The Southern Cattail grows between 2.0 and 2.5 meters in length and has flat sheaths to protect its core. It thrives in marshes and ecosystems where the land has a similarity to wetlands . It can also survive in high salinity water sources, making it much more resilient than similar species to this kind of cattail .
The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) most probably represents the ancestor of the domestic water buffalo. [3] Results of a phylogenetic study indicate that the river-type water buffalo probably originated in western India and was domesticated about 6,300 years ago, whereas the swamp-type originated independently from Mainland Southeast Asia ...
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 ...