Filed As:
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia L.
Typhaceae
Typha latifolia L.
Common Names:
common cat-tail
common cat-tail
Location:
United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve. At second bridgen on Joshua Hobby Lane.
United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve. At second bridgen on Joshua Hobby Lane.
Description:
Herb, 2-3 m tall. Lvs. 80 x 1 cm, tapers to apex, the sheath ca. 2 cm wide. Inflorescence with male and female flowers in separate parts of stem, female reddish-brown, lower part, very small green area (ca. 5 mm long) between female and male parts, the male part at apex. Flowers past, the seeds not well-developed. Phenology of specimen: Immature fruit.
Herb, 2-3 m tall. Lvs. 80 x 1 cm, tapers to apex, the sheath ca. 2 cm wide. Inflorescence with male and female flowers in separate parts of stem, female reddish-brown, lower part, very small green area (ca. 5 mm long) between female and male parts, the male part at apex. Flowers past, the seeds not well-developed. Phenology of specimen: Immature fruit.
Habitat:
In wet area.
In wet area.
Other:
Collection Notes: Not T. angustifolia because T. latifolia has a less apparent separation between the female and male flowers, the leaves are wider, and the habitat is not in salt water near the coast. There is sometimes difficulty separating the two species because they may hybridize with one another.
Specimen Notes: Images only, herbarium specimens not collected.
Collection Notes: Not T. angustifolia because T. latifolia has a less apparent separation between the female and male flowers, the leaves are wider, and the habitat is not in salt water near the coast. There is sometimes difficulty separating the two species because they may hybridize with one another.
Specimen Notes: Images only, herbarium specimens not collected.
Identifiers:
GUID: ccc4dd5a-a364-4452-b10e-02b3dbf2ffe5
GUID: ccc4dd5a-a364-4452-b10e-02b3dbf2ffe5