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Typha laxmannii Lepech.

Massette de laxmann (fr), Massette de Laxmann (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Typhaceae > Typha

Characteristics

Stems 0.8-1.3 m tall, slender. Leaves 50-90 cm × 2-4 mm, abaxially convex, transverse section semicircular. Male part of spikes 6-14 cm, axis with whitish or yellowish brown hairs, with 1 or 2 deciduous bracts at base and in middle portion; female part of spikes distinctly separated from male part, 4-6 cm, with 1 deciduous bract. Male flowers: stamens 2 or 3; anthers ca. 1.5 mm. Female flowers without bracteoles; ovary lanceolate; stalk 2.5-3 mm, slender; styles 0.5-1 mm; stigmas spatulate, 0.6-0.9 mm; hairs on stalk ca. as long as style. Fruit elliptic. Fl. and fr. Jun-Sep. 2n = 30.
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A rush. It grows 1.2 m tall. The leaves are greyish-green and narrow and half round. They have a groove on one side and are round on the other. The flowers are in a spike. The male flowers are light brown and above and separated from the dark brown female flowers below.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.2
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Lakes, rivers, ditches and wet places in Turkey. Wet marshy places, most frequently in proximity of rivers and lakes.
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It is a temperate plant. It can grow in pools and swamps. In Sichuan.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 6-10
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The rhizome is used as a vegetable. It can also be ground to a meal and used in cakes.
Uses construction fiber medicinal oil
Edible flowers leaves rhizomes roots seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Styptic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Typha laxmannii flower picture by Alexander Alexander (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Typha laxmannii fruit picture by zh jero (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Typha laxmannii world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Pakistan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Romania, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Conservation status

Typha laxmannii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:836872-1
WFO ID wfo-0000595433
COL ID 59V6T
BDTFX ID 70157
INPN ID 128078
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Typha bungeana Typha juncea Typha juncifolia Typha nana Typha angustissima Typha elliptica Typha juncifolia Typha laxmannii Typha minima Typha minor Typha zerovii Typha stenophylla Typha minuta Typha caucasica Typha media Typha veresczagini Typha angustifolia var. minor Typha laxmannii var. bungei Typha laxmannii var. planifolia Typha laxmannii var. turczaninovii Typha minima var. nana Typha minima subsp. laxmannii Typha laxmannii var. mongolica Typha poitiaei Typha balansae
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