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Typha domingensis (Southern cattail)
Cliffe, Harry

Typha domingensis Pers.

Southern cattail

Typhaceae (Cat-Tail Family)

USDA Symbol: tydo

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

The Southern Cattail is a member of the cattail family (family Typhaceae). Cattails are aquatic or marsh herbs with creeping rootstocks, long, narrow leaves, and tiny flowers crowded in terminal spikes, with he male (staminate) ones at the top and female (pistillate) below. Spikes above bracts which fall early. There are about 18 species in one genus, which occur in temperate and tropical regions.

Typha domingensis aggressively invades and forms nearly pure stands in brackish or nutrient-enriched wetlands in the Florida Everglades and elsewhere (FNA).

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Breeding System: Flowers Unisexual , Monoecious
Fruit:
Size Class: 6-12 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , DE , FL , GA , HI , KS , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NE , NM , NV , OK , OR , SC , TX , UT , VA , WY
USDA Native Status: L48(N), HI(I), PR(N), VI(N)

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Nueces River Authority - Uvalde, TX
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0554B Collected Jun 25, 1988 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe
NPSOT 0554C Collected Jun 25, 1988 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe
NPSOT 0554A Collected Jun 25, 1988 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Typha domingensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Typha domingensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Typha domingensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2011-06-18
Research By: TWC Staff

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