Forwarding again for ID Distributed as Typha species <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/t/typhaceae/typha/typha-species>
Garg ji looking at broader leaves and distinct keel on lower surface of leaves it seems Typha elephantina Group discussion at https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/BXupC5WfAbE On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:39:25 AM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > Thanks, Arun ji. > I think it's *Typha latifolia* as per the Wikipedia link: > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > Jump to: navigation > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha_latifolia#column-one>, search > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha_latifolia#searchInput> > *Typha latifolia* > [image: Mature male flower spike of Typha latifolia; female flower spike > beneath it is still green (immature)] > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Typha_flwrs.jpg> > Mature male flower spike of *Typha latifolia*; > female flower spike beneath it is > still green (immature) > Scientific classification > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_classification> > Kingdom: Plantae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantae> > Division: Magnoliophyta <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant> > Class: Liliopsida <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliopsida> > Order: Poales <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poales> > Family: Typhaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhaceae> > Genus: *Typha <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha>* > Species: *T. latifolia* > Binomial name <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature> > *Typha latifolia* > > *Typha latifolia* (*Bulrush*, *Common Bulrush*, *Broadleaf Cattail*, *Common > Cattail*, or *Cat-o'-nine-tails*) is a perennial > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_plant> herbaceous plant in the > genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> *Typha > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha>*, which grows in temperate > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate>, subtropical and tropical areas > throughout the Northern Hemisphere > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere>. It grows in marshy > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh> areas and flowers > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> in mid to late summer. > > The common cattail shares its range with other related species, and > hybridizes with *Typha angustifolia > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha_angustifolia>*, narrow leaf cattail, > to form *Typha x glauca* (*Typha angustifolia x T. latifolia*), white > cattail. Common cattail is usually found in shallower water than narrow > leaf cattail. > > The plant is 1.5 to 3 metres high and it has 2-4 cm broad leaves. > [image: Typha latifolia] > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Typha_latifolia_02_bgiu.jpg> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Typha_latifolia_02_bgiu.jpg> > *Typha latifolia* > > Uses > > The rhizomes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizomes> of *Typha latifolia* > were eaten by many first peoples of North America, as well as the leaf > bases and young flower spikes. The rhizomes can be consumed after cooking > and removing the skin, while the peeled stems and leaf bases can be eaten > raw or cooked.[1] > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha_latifolia#_note-Turner> > > While *Typha latifolia* grows all over, including in rural areas, it is > not advisable to eat it from polluted water as it is used as a > bioremediator <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioremediator>, it absorbs > pollutants. Do not eat them if they taste very bitter or spic > > > On 3/3/08, arun singh <arunpsin...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> * Cat-tail (Typha spp.**, Typhaceae). eg. Typha latifolia, >> T. angustifolia* >> >> *Best wishes,* >> >> >> *Arun P.Singh"J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>* wrote: >> >> In Kolkata on 1/3/08. 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