Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Typha latifolia is the common Cattail in the Gila Wilderness. It has leaves greater than a centimeter wide. Pistillate and staminate areas of the spike are contiguous and not separated by an area of bare stem.
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Typha latifolia, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Lake, May 23, 2007
Typha latifolia, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Springs, Aug. 24. 2008
Typha latifolia, pistillate area of spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Springs, Aug. 24. 2008
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