Typha latifolia (Typhaceae) - HEAR species info

Typha latifolia
(Typhaceae)

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Species description or overview

Cattail (Typha latifolia) information from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC).
Description, impacts, and images of cattail are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.

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

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

Pest alerts

Cattail "Weed of the Week" pest alert

Cattail is the featured "Weed of the Week" on the radio program sponsored by Kauai Community Radio and the Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC). This pest alert is available on KISC's "Weed of the Week" site.

Impacts

Cattail (Typha latifolia) Weed of the Week radio program transcript

Cattail is the featured "Weed of the Week" on the radio program sponsored by Kauai Community Radio and the Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC). This transcript describes the impacts of this species on Kauai.

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).

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 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.

Bibliography

References for Typha latifolia
Bibliographic references for Typha latifolia are provided by HEAR.

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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