Typha angustifolia (Typhaceae)

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Cattail (Typha angustifolia) is a wetland rush with long, thick leaves with a brown, cigar-shaped flower. A long stem grows underground into a creeping mat. One flower head can produce 250,000 wind-dispersed seeds, which spread by wind and are viable for 100 years.  The history of the introduction of Typha angustifolia to Hawaii is unknown; it was first discovered on Oahu in 1979.  Typha angustifolia is native to Eurasia, Africa, and North America. 

Species description or overview

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Typha angustifolia
Nomenclatural information about Typha angustifolia is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

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Typha angustifolia images from PIER
Images of Typha angustifolia provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 15 September 2011 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.