Common name
English: Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
German: Breitblättriger Rohrkolben
Mandarin: 宽叶香蒲 (kuan ye xiang pu)
Portuguese: Tábua-larga
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Typhales (4)
Family: Typhaceae (3)(family description)
Genus: Typha (3)
Epithet: latifolia L. (9)
Synonyms: Massula latifolia Dulac (L.), Typha ambigua Schur, Typha angustifolia Kronf., Typha crassa Raf., Typha elatior Boreau, Typha elongata Dudley (Dudley), Typha engelmannii A.Br. ex Rohrb., Typha intermedia Schur, Typha latifolia Louis-Marie, Typha major Curtis, Typha media Bubani, Typha palustris Bubani, Typha pendula Fisch., Typha remotiuscula Schur, Typha spathulaefolia Kronf., Typha spathulifolia Kronf.
ambigua => doubtful, of uncertain relationship
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
elatior => higher, very lofty
elongata => elongated, lengthened, drawn out, extended
intermedia => intermediate, in between, a hybrid
latifolia => with broad leaves
major => larger than the type
media => in between - as of a hybrid for instance
palustris => bog, swamp-loving
pendula => hanging down as through weakness of the stem
remotiuscula => somewhat remote, a little withdrawn
spathulifolia => spatula shaped leaves
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: hydrophytic
Habit: herb
External links
Check for Typha latifolia at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [23] Image of Typha latifolia - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz
- [388] Typha latifolia - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [721] Typha latifolia - Plants For A Future database
- [1562] Typha latifolia - Flora of China @ efloras.org