Family

Typhaceae

16 species · Plants

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American bur-reed

Sparganium americanum Nutt.

Sparganium americanum (American bur-reed) is a perennial monocot wetland plant native to the US and Canada that provides wildlife food and helps retain nutrients from runoff.

Narrow-leaved Bur-reed

Sparganium angustifolium Michx.

Sparganium angustifolium, or floating/narrowleaf bur-reed, is a circumboreal aquatic perennial herb in the cattail family.

unbranched bur-reed

Sparganium emersum Rehmann

Sparganium emersum is a circumboreal perennial aquatic flowering plant in the cattail family, commonly called European or unbranched bur-reed.

Branched Bur-reed

Sparganium erectum L.

Sparganium erectum, simplestem or branched bur-reed, is a perennial Sparganium species fed on by Plusia festucae moth larvae.

big bur-reed

Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. (broadfruit/giant bur-reed) is a perennial wetland plant native to Eurasia and North America, eaten by muskrats and waterfowl.

Sparganium gramineum Georgi

Sparganium gramineum is a flowering plant species in the Typhaceae family native from Norway to Japan.

narrow-leaved cattail

Typha angustifolia L.

Typha angustifolia L. is a wetland cattail species distinguished from Typha latifolia by narrower leaves and a gap between its male and female flower clusters.

Cape Bulrush

Typha capensis (Rohrb.) N.E.Br.

Typha capensis is an aquatic plant found in Africa and Brazil, whose rhizomes are used medicinally in southern Africa.

southern cattail

Typha domingensis Pers.

Typha domingensis, or southern cattail, is a widespread perennial cattail with documented medicinal and water purification uses.

broadleaf cattail

Typha latifolia L.

Typha latifolia L. (broadleaf cattail) is a widespread obligate wetland plant with various documented traditional and local uses.

Graceful Cattail

Typha laxmannii Lepech.

The graceful cattail Typha laxmannii is a short widespread European and Asian wetland plant with separated male and female flowers.

Oriental Cattail

Typha orientalis C.Presl

Typha orientalis C.Presl is a perennial wetland herb with a range of traditional uses for Māori in New Zealand.

Dwarf Cattail

Typha minima Funck

Typha minima Funck, the smallest cattail, is a rare aquatic plant found across temperate Europe and Asia.

Small Bur-reed

Sparganium natans L.

Sparganium natans, least or small bur-reed, is a circumboreal aquatic bur-reed found in shallow calm water across multiple regions.

Northern Bur-reed

Sparganium glomeratum (Laest. ex Beurl.) Beurl.

Sparganium glomeratum, clustered bur-reed, is a circumpolar aquatic bur-reed species native to high elevation lakes and marshes across three continents.