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Plant Data

Names and Taxonomy

  • Common Names: southern cattail or cumbungi
  • Synonyms: Typha angustata
  • Family: Typhaceae (Cattail)
  • Genus Information:

Habit and Size

  • Duration: perennial
  • Habit: sedge
  • Shape: upright
  • Size: 12 feet (4 m)
  • Stem:

Leaves

  • Color: green
  • Shape: linear
  • Edge:
  • Arrangement:
  • Leaf Retention:

Flowers and Fruit

  • Sex: monoecious
  • Flower Color: brown
  • Flower Size:
  • Number of Petals:
  • Bloom: Mar, Apr, May, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug
  • Fruit: achene

Habitat and Growing Conditions

  • Water Use: high
  • Light: full sun
  • Soil: wet
  • Habitat:

Distribution

  • Distribution: It is found throughout temperate and tropical regions worldwide
  • Seen: Ash Meadows
  • Elevation:

Gallery

Southern cattail (Typha domingensis)

Ash Meadows (7/28)

Southern cattail (Typha domingensis)

Ash Meadows (7/30)

Southern cattail (Typha domingensis)

Ash Meadows (7/30)