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Typha

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Also known as reedmace, reed mace

Typha is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. These plants have a variety of common names, in British English bulrush or (mainly historically) reedmace, in American English cattail or punks, in Australia cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand raupō, bullrush, cattail, or reed.

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Typha is a genus of plants in the family Typhaceae, classified within the kingdom Plantae and phylum Tracheophyta. It belongs to the order Poales and is recognized as an accepted taxon. The scientific name is Typha L., with the taxonomic type being Typha latifolia. Common names for this group include Bulrush, Rohrkolben, Cattail, and Dunhammer.

The genus is associated with freshwater habitats and produces nucule fruits. Specimens have been recorded in Canada, the United States, Germany, and Turkey. Typha has been introduced to the Chagos Archipelago, Chatham Is., Comoros, Hawaii, Labrador, and Magadan. The taxon has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Species

Typha

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyTyphaceae
Habitatfreshwater
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest
Observations recorded720,332

种 参见正文 香蒲属是一个小属，只有11种，分布在全球除南非以外的几乎所有地区，但大部分种类生长在北半球，主要生长在湿地环境中[1]。 香蒲属植物一般能生长到1-7米高，但有的品种如小香蒲（T. minima）只有0.5-1米高，叶细长，互生；有块茎，平行生长；花生长在花茎顶端，单性，密生，风媒，雄花生在雌花棒顶上，雌花棒有10-40厘米长，1-4厘米粗；种子细小，约0.2毫米长，有毛，可以随风散落。 目录 1 主要品种 2 生态和经济价值 3 参考文献 4 外部链接 主要品种 水烛 Typha angustifolia Typha angustifolia x T. latifolia 香蒲 Typha domingensis 宽叶香蒲 Typha latifolia 无苞香蒲 Typha laxmannii 小香蒲 Typha minima 东方香蒲 Typha orientalis Typha muelleri[2] 毛蜡烛 Typha shuttleworthii 球序香蒲 Typha pallida 生态和经济价值 香蒲属植物一般密生在湖岸、沼泽地和水边，具有水土保持的功能，也是许多水生鸟类的栖息地。许多品种的地下茎可以作为蔬菜食用，含有丰富的纤维素，也可以生产酒精[3]，其毛棒可以用来填充枕头[4]。 参考文献 ^ Collins Complete British Wildlife ^ 存档副本. [2008-09-12]. （原始内容存档于2008-10-14）. ^ David Heldreth (2008). "Cattails can be Ethanol Source" 互联网档案馆的存檔，存档日期2017-02-14. Retrieved August 21, 2008. ^ http://www.cattails.wordpress.com 外部链接 介绍 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=香蒲属&oldid=51801249” 分类：香蒲属 隐藏分类： Webarchive模板wayback链接 本地相关图片与维基数据不同

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,534
With media
949
Family
Typhaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, FMNH, UCMP, USU, CM, SDNHM
Recorded in
Canada, United States, Germany, Turkey
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Taxa
  • Etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • Potential toxicity
  • Uses
  • Culinary
  • Agriculture
  • Building material
  • Paper
  • Fiber
  • Biofuel
  • Other
  • References
  • External links

Typha is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. These plants have a variety of common names, in British English bulrush or (mainly historically) reedmace, in American English cattail or punks, in Australia cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand raupō, bullrush, cattail, or reed.

The genus is largely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is found in a variety of wetland habitats. Although they can accumulate toxins in polluted areas, many parts of the plant are edible, including the starchy rhizomes.

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