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Typhaceae
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The Typhaceae () are a family of flowering plants, sometimes called the cattail family. The botanical name for the family has been recognized by most taxonomists.
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Typhaceae is a family of plants within the order Poales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon was described by Juss. and has the type genus Typha. It is also known by the synonym Sparganiaceae. The family includes approximately 48 species across two genera.
The group is distributed worldwide, with the exception of South Africa, Madagascar, and Central America. In China, there are about 16 species; the genus Typha is primarily found in the north, while the other genus is distributed from the northeast to the southwest. The family has existed for about 66 million years.
Records indicate that Typhaceae is an accepted taxon. Occurrence data is available from institutions in the United States, including YPM, UCMP, UTC, and the University of Maine.
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Species
Typhaceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyTyphaceae
香蒲科（学名：Typhaceae）只有2属约48种，分布在除南非、马达加斯加岛和中美洲以外的世界各地，中国有约16种，其中香蒲属主要分布在北方，黑三棱属则分布在东北到西南一带。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 116
- With media
- 65
- Family
- Typhaceae
- Collections
- YPM, UCMP, UTC, UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
701 papers- A reappraisal of the phylogeny and historical biogeography of Sparganium (Typhaceae) using complete chloroplast genomes.BMC plant biology · 2022Zhang Q, Belyakov EA, Lapirov AG et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03981-3
- Hybridization and diversity of aquatic macrophyte Sparganium L. (Typhaceae) as revealed by high-throughput nrDNA sequencing.Scientific reports · 2022Belyakov EA, Mikhaylova YV, Machs EM et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25954-0
- Molecular confirmation of the hybrid origin of Sparganium longifolium (Typhaceae).Scientific reports · 2022Yu Y, Li F, Belyakov EA et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11222-8
- Revised phylogeny and historical biogeography of the cosmopolitan aquatic plant genus Typha (Typhaceae).Scientific reports · 2018Zhou B, Tu T, Kong F et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27279-3
- Influence of seasonal variation to the population growth and ecophysiology of Typha domingensis (Typhaceae).Journal of plant research · 2023da Cunha Cruz Y, Scarpa ALM, Díaz AS et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10265-023-01468-2
- Root anatomy, growth, and development of Typha domingensis Pers. (Typhaceae) and their relationship with cadmium absorption, accumulation, and tolerance.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022de Oliveira JPV, Pereira MP, Duarte VP et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18842-7
- Systematics, biogeography, and character evolution of Sparganium (Typhaceae): diversification of a widespread, aquatic lineage.American journal of botany · 2013Sulman JD, Drew BT, Drummond C et al.DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1300048
- Morpho-anatomical and histochemical responses of Typha domingensis Pers. (TYPHACEAE) in oil-contaminated wetlands.International journal of phytoremediation · 2026Wermeier KF, Venturin Dal Prá B, Eloisa de Freitas Milani J et al.DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2025.2574901
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Typhaceae
- topic's main category
- Category:Typhaceae
- taxon common name
- rogozovke
- taxon synonym
- Sparganiaceae
- taxonomic type
- Typha
- start time
- 65500000-0
- taxon author citation
- Juss.
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The Typhaceae () are a family of flowering plants, sometimes called the cattail family. The botanical name for the family has been recognized by most taxonomists.
==Description== Members can be recognized as large marsh herbs with alternate two-ranked leaves and a brownish compact spike of unisexual flowers. The plants have creeping rhizomes.
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