Characteristics
Monocots
Typha angustifolia Godr.
Hybrid Cattail; Hybrid Cat Tail
graminoid
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Native
AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL)
KY[SNR] (State Rank)
GNA (Global Rank)
Anther Type
Basifixed
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Brown (incl. Maroon)
Carpel Number/Pistil
1
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No; Yes
Fruit Type
Follicle
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Aquatic; Mudflat/Wet Woods
Growth Habit
graminoid
Inflorescence Position
terminal
Inflorescence Types
spike
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
sessile
Leaf Rank
2-ranked
Leaf Type
sword-like
Leaf Venation
parallel
Leaflet Margins
entire
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Hydric; Inundated
Ovary Position
Superior
Ovules per Carpel
1
Perianth Present
No
Petal Fusion
No
Petal Number
0
Pistil Complexity
Simple
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Apical
Sepal Fusion
No
Sepal Number
0
Stamen Number
3
Tepal Fusion
No
Tepal Number
0
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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Range of years during which specimens were collected: