Biology 130
Typha spp.;
cat-tail
[Typhaceae]
Tall (to
9') perennial herbs with long, grass-like leaves.
Staminate flowers are borne in a
loose, deciduous spike above the characteristic, persistent dense brown
cylinder of pistillate flowers and fruits.
Found in marshes, ditches, or emergent
from shallow water.
Flowers in late summer.
One native species (T.
latifolia), one introduced species (T.
angustifolia) and a hybrid between the two are found in Wisconsin.
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