Typha latifolia

Cil

Stem robust, to 2.5 m. Leaf blades 6-16 mm broad. Female and male spikes contiguous or separated by a distance of 0.5-2.5 cm. Female spike 9-28 cm, 2.5-3 cm diam. when ripe, dark brown when young, later whitish flecked brown, without scales. Stigmas lanceolate-ovate. Male spike somewhat longer than female, 11-35 cm x 12-17 mm; scales filiform, simple. Anthers 2.5-3.5 mm. Pollen grains in tetrads. Fruit 1-1.5 mm, dehiscent, hairs 25-52, 7-11 mm, on a basal zone 1.5-2.5 mm. Fl. 6-10. Watersides, lakes, ditches, canals, s.l.-1850 m.

Worldwide, except C. & S. Africa, S. Asia, Australia and Polynesia.