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Typha latifolia

Also known as broadleaf cattail, bulrush, broad-leaved cattail, common cattail, common bulrush

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Typha latifolia is a species of plant in the family Typhaceae and order Poales. It belongs to the genus Typha and is classified within the class Liliopsida and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is commonly known as bulrush, among other names such as Breitblättriger Rohrkolben. Its habitat is freshwater, and it has uses as a vegetable, medicinal plant, and fiber source.

The taxon range includes China, Paraná, Amazonia, and Rio Grande do Sul. Typha latifolia has been introduced to Hawaii, Labrador, Magadan, New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2017.

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Species

Least Concern

Typha latifolia

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyTyphaceae

Habitatfreshwater

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas

Observations recorded466,320

宽叶香蒲（学名：Typha latifolia）（別名：香蒲，蒲黃）为香蒲科香蒲属的植物。分布于俄罗斯、欧洲、亚洲其他地区、巴基斯坦、美洲、日本、大洋洲以及中国大陆的吉林、内蒙古、四川、辽宁、甘肃、贵州、陕西、西藏、河北、新疆、河南、浙江、黑龙江等地，生长于海拔100米至3,200米的地区，常生于山谷沼泽、静水中、湖沼、河边草丛中、河湖边、湖边、浅水中、水边、湿地、湖中、积水洼地、河中、河滩阶地水边沼泽、河边浅水中或沼泽地，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。香蒲是一道非常有名的水生蔬菜。可作蔬菜的部分有假茎基部（蒲菜）、地下幼嫩的匍匐茎和芽（象牙菜），炒食或烩菜，也可做汤。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 11,374
With media: 8,644
Family: Typhaceae
Collections: IBUNAM, ENCB-IPN, CIBYC-UAEM, UACH, FCN-UAQ, IIB-UV
Recorded in: Mexico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Typha
Image: Lisdodde.jpg
Has use: fiber

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Typha latifolia
Commons category: Typha latifolia
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=101629
Commons gallery: Typha latifolia
taxon common name: broad-leaved cattail
taxon range: Gabon
short name: T. latifolia
taxon author citation: Z. X. An
PAEnflowered taxon URL: www.paenflowered.org/apgii/poales/typhaceae/typha/typha-latifolia
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4

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Encyclopedic overview

Typha latifolia is a perennial herbaceous wetland plant in the genus Typha. It is known in English as bulrush (sometimes as common bulrush to distinguish from other species of Typha), and in North America as broadleaf cattail. It is found as a native plant species throughout most of Eurasia and North America, and more locally in Africa and South America. The genome of T. latifolia was published in 2022.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Typha latifolia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.