Typha angustifolia
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Typha angustifolia

لوئی · Narrow-leaf cattail · Nailrod · Cattail · Lesser reed-mace

Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
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Hardiness
Zone 3–7
Click count
113
Observations
892

Description

Source: leafsnap

Typha angustifolia L. (also lesser bulrush, narrowleaf cattail or lesser reedmace) is a perennial herbaceous plant of genus Typha. This cattail is an "obligate wetland" species that is commonly found in the northern hemisphere in brackish locations.

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Care Guide

💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 0–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity

Characteristics

Plant Type
Herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Genus
Typha
Family
Typhaceae
Hardiness Zone
3-7
Mature Height
0.91 m to 2.13 m
Mature Spread
0.91 m to 1.52 m
Leaf Color
Green
Leaf Type
Deciduous
Flower Color
Brown
Flower Size
15.24 cm
Bloom Time
Early summer, Mid summer
Planting Time
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Harvest Time
Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
Native Area
Sri Lanka, Turkey, Sweden, Malaysia, India, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Morocco, Croatia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Russia, Germany, Indonesia, Estonia, Koppen, Romania, Latvia, South Korea, Belgium, Portugal, Nepal, Netherlands, France, Tajikistan, Czech Republic, Philippines, Bulgaria, Armenia, Poland, Turkmenistan, Greece, Ukraine, Serbia, China, Lithuania, Norway, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Vietnam, Myanmar, Mongolia, Finland, Denmark, Albania, Ireland, United Kingdom, Hungary, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Thailand

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Common Names (15)

ar لوئی
en Narrow-leaf cattail
en Nailrod
en Cattail
en Lesser reed-mace
en Lesser-bulrush
en Small reed-mace
en Narrow-leaved cattail
en Lesser reedmace
en Narrow-leaf cat-tail
en Narrowleaf cattail
en Bak dah
en Lesser Cattail
en Cat's tail
en Tunga (తుంగ)