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Typha latifolia
(Typhaceae)

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Species description or overview

Typha latifolia information from PIER
Information on Typha latifolia as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Typha latifolia description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Typha latifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Typha latifolia information
Broadleaf cattail ecology, habitat, dispersal, and management are from The Global Invasive Species Database.


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Typha latifolia
Nomenclatural information about Typha latifolia is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Typha latifolia information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Typha latifolia--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Typha latifolia information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Typha latifolia, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Typha latifolia
Nomenclatural information about Typha latifolia is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Typha latifolia (Typhaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Typha latifolia as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Typha latifolia impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Typha latifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Risk assessments

Typha latifolia weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Typha latifolia for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Control methods

Typha latifolia management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Typha latifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Images of Typha latifolia (Typhaceae) (common cat tail)
Links to high-resolution free images of Typha latifolia (Typhaceae) (common cat tail) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

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


Distribution

Typha latifolia information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Typha latifolia--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Typha latifolia worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Typha latifolia is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Books

Weeds of the West
Whitson, Tom D., Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parker. Whitson, Tom D. (ed.) . 2001. Weeds of the West. 9th ed. Laramie: University of Wyoming. ISBN: 0-941570-13-4.


Experts

Typha latifolia contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Typha latifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Typha latifolia references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Typha latifolia as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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