Typha angustifolia L.

Locations ofTypha angustifolia L. in Virginia

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Family
Typhaceae
Botanical Name
Typha angustifolia L.
Common Name
Narrowleaf Cattail
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Typha angustifolia L.
Comments
This species hybridizes with T. latifolia to form T. ×glauca Godron. See Comments under T. ×glauca.
Habitat
Freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes, tidal swamps; occasionally in nontidal wetlands such as flooded interdune swales, beaver ponds, impoundments, sluggish streams, and bottomland pools. Common in the Coastal Plain; infrequent to rare in the Piedmont and mountains.
Native Status
Native

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