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Typha angustifolia L.
narrowleaf cattail

       
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Photo of Typha angustifolia L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Typha angustifolia L.

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Synonyms:
Typha angustifolia L.

  TYANC Typha angustifolia L. var. calumetensis Peattie
  TYANE Typha angustifolia L. var. elongata (Dudley) Wiegand
 

Distribution:
Typha angustifolia L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Typha angustifolia L.

View 1 genera in Typhaceae, 4 species in Typha
 

Classification:
Typha angustifolia L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Typhales
Family Typhaceae – Cat-tail family
Genus Typha L. – cattail
Species Typha angustifolia L. – narrowleaf cattail
 

Introduced Information:
Typha angustifolia L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Typha angustifolia L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NI OBL OBL OBL NO NI* NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Typha angustifolia L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42325.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Typha angustifolia L.

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The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

USDI GS Wetland Plants

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

WA-Noxious Weed Control Board

 
 
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