Typha capensis Rohrb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Typhaceae > Typha

Characteristics

Perennial, robust herb, hydrophyte, ± 2 m high; monoecious; stem simple, erect. Leaves 0.4-1.5 m x 4-20 mm, green or glaucous, distichous, linear, margins smooth, upper half often undulate. Inflorescence a cylindrical spike; upper male portion contiguous to and longer than lower female portion. Male flower with linear-lanceolate, cuneate or forked, brownish white, slender bracteoles; filaments bearing 2 or 3 anthers; anthers linear, often twisted, 2-celled, pollen usually simple. Female flowers ebracteolate or with colourless or brownish, linear to lanceolate, acuminate bracteoles; carpopodia often produced; perianth of several slender, colourless, simple hairs; ovary superior, unilocular; style elongate; stigma brown, lanceolate or linear. Flowering time Dec.-May.
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A herb. The leaves are soft and dark green. The leaves are 1 m above the water and a few cm wide. The stems are taller than the leaves. They can be 2 m above the water. The flowers are on spikes at the ends of the stalks. Male flowers are light brown. Female flowers are dark brown. The fruit are very small and have one seed and many hairs.
Perennial herb, up to 2 m high, monoecious. Stem erect, simple, terminated by dense, cylindrical flower spikes. Leaves distichous, linear, apex obtuse, 0.4-1.5 m x 4-20 mm. Flowers: in a cylindrical spike with upper male portion 150-300 mm long, lower female portion shorter; brown or yellowish brown; Sep.-Apr.
Perennial herb, up to 2 m high. Stem erect, simple, terminated by dense, cylindrical flower spikes. Leaves distichous, linear, apex obtuse, 0.4-1.5 m long, 4-20 mm broad. Spike with upper male portion 150-300 mm long, lower female portion shorter. Flowers brown or yellowish brown.
Monoecious, tufted perennial to 2 m. Leaves strap-like, twisted, spongy. Flowers small, in cylindrical spikes, male flowers above and females below, brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in water. It grows along streams and on the edges of dams
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Swamps; dams; lagoons; river banks; at elevations up to 2,000 metres.
Swamps; dams; lagoons; river banks; at elevations up to 2,000 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The roots and young shoots are eaten. The rhizomes are dried and the husks removed then crushed to release the starch which is cooked and eaten.
Uses animal food environmental use food gene source green manure material medicinal
Edible flowers rhizomes roots seeds shoots stems
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown by dividing the large clumps.
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Images

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Distribution

Typha capensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Typha capensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:836829-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594832
COL ID 59V5M
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Synonyms

Typha capensis Typha latifolia subsp. capensis