Typha latifolia L.

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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Sweden
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: latifolia: broad-leaved.
Habitat: Edges of lakes rivers and swamps.
Altitude range: (metres) Up to 2200 m
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Worldwide distribution: Mainly throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere but also scattered in South America and in Nigeria, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Botanical divisions: IX
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Literature:

Champluvier, D. (1988). Typhaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 415. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 237.

Sosef, M.S.M. (2017). Typhaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 9.


Other sources of information about Typha latifolia:

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Flora of Burundi: Typha latifolia
Flora of Rwanda: Typha latifolia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Typha latifolia
African Plant Database: Typha latifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Typha latifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Typha latifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Typha latifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Typha latifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Typha latifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Typha latifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Typha latifolia
Plants of the World Online: Typha latifolia
Tropicos: Typha latifolia
Wikipedia: Typha latifolia


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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Typha latifolia.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=243460, retrieved 14 May 2026

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