Typha domingensis

Typha domingensis, known commonly as southern cattail or cumbungi, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Typha.

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Characteristics

Plant Type

Herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Genus

Typha

Family

Typhaceae

Hardiness Zone

5-12

Mature Height

1.83 m to 3.66 m

Mature Spread

1.83 m

Leaf Color

Light Green, Olive Drab

Leaf Type

Semi-evergreen

Flower Color

Brown

Flower Size

2.54 cm

Bloom Time

Early summer, Mid summer

Planting Time

Spring, Summer, Autumn

Harvest Time

Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall

Native Area

Burkina Faso, Libya, Turkey, Guatemala, Madagascar, Montenegro, Pakistan, Dominican Republic, Nigeria, Croatia, Morocco, Guinea-Bissau, Fiji, Uganda, Tanzania, Benin, Paraguay, Jordan, Indonesia, Haiti, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Suriname, Central African Republic, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Malawi, Tunisia, Honduras, Peru, Philippines, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Panama, Ukraine, Chad, China, Colombia, Lebanon, Syria, Italy, Kazakhstan, Japan, Mongolia, Togo, El Salvador, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Iran, Ecuador, Azerbaijan, Congo (DRC), Somalia, Egypt, Angola, Malaysia, Namibia, Rwanda, Eritrea, Yemen, Kenya, Niger, Uzbekistan, Russia, Uruguay, Mali, Iraq, Cuba, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Oman, Botswana, France, Congo, Chile, Tajikistan, South Africa, Sudan, Mauritania, Armenia, Zambia, Greece, Guinea, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Spain, Bolivia, Myanmar, Israel, Guyana, Nicaragua, Albania, Algeria, Turkmenistan

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