Typhaceae is a plant family in the Plantae kingdom, order Poales, class Liliopsida. The family contains 17 accepted species worldwide.
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Typha angustifolia L.
Typha angustifolia L. is a wetland cattail species distinguished from Typha lati…
Typha latifolia L.
Typha latifolia L. (broadleaf cattail) is a widespread obligate wetland plant wi…
Typha domingensis Pers.
Typha domingensis, or southern cattail, is a widespread perennial cattail with d…
Sparganium angustifolium Michx.
Sparganium angustifolium, or floating/narrowleaf bur-reed, is a circumboreal aqu…
Sparganium gramineum Georgi
Sparganium gramineum is a flowering plant species in the Typhaceae family native…
Typha minima Funck
Typha minima Funck, the smallest cattail, is a rare aquatic plant found across t…
Sparganium natans L.
Sparganium natans, least or small bur-reed, is a circumboreal aquatic bur-reed f…
Sparganium fluctuans (Engelm.) B.L.Rob.
Sparganium fluctuans, or floating bur-reed, is a North American bur-reed listed …
Sparganium americanum Nutt.
Sparganium americanum (American bur-reed) is a perennial monocot wetland plant n…
Sparganium emersum Rehmann
Sparganium emersum is a circumboreal perennial aquatic flowering plant in the ca…
Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N.E.Br.
Typha capensis is an aquatic plant found in Africa and Brazil, whose rhizomes ar…
Typha laxmannii Lepech.
The graceful cattail Typha laxmannii is a short widespread European and Asian we…
Typhaceae plants belong to the Poales order in the Plantae kingdom. 5 metres (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in) tall, and is distinctly shorter than the leaves, remaining hidden among them. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Typhaceae is classified in the order Poales, class Liliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta. The leaves are flat and straplike, and sometimes have a triangular, keeled base; this feature can be used to distinguish it from the similar species Sparganium angustifolium.
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