Typha angustifolia

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Species Distribution Map
Family:TYPHACEAE
Species:Typha angustifolia L.
Common Name:Narrowleaf Cat Tail
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:TYAN
Plant Notes:Narrowleaf Cat Tail is a native (?) herbaceous perennial in the Cat-Tail family (Typhaceae). It can be found at scattered locations across Alabama. Narrowleaf Cat Tail occurs in shallow fresh or brackish water and wet soil of marshes, ponds and lakes, and roadside ditches. It is particularly common in disturbed sites such as roadside ditches. Narrowleaf Cat Tail is a perennial from a rhizome, often forming large clones. Erect shoots are 4-9 feet in height. Leaves are distichously arranged, linear, glabrous, entire, and light green in color. The leaf sheaths have membranous sides and auricles at the summit. Flowers are produced in terminal spikes. Staminate flowers are above pistillate flowers and separated by 1-8 cm of naked axis. Staminate flowers have 3 stamens intermixed with long hairs. Pistillate flowers have an ovary on a long hairy stalk. Sterile flowers are often present. The fruit is an achene. Some researchers have suggested that Narrowleaf Cat Tail was introduced from Europe into Atlantic Coastal areas of North America and has since migrated westward. Recently it has expanded its range and become more abundant, especially in highly disturbed habitats. Narrowleaf Cat Tail hybridizes with Common Cat Tail (Typha latifolia Linnaeus) to form the sterile hybrid Typha ×glauca Godr. Both Narrowleaf Cat Tail and they hybrid are listed as invasive species in some states.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyTYPHACEAE - Cat-Tail family
Genus Typha
Species Typha angustifolia L. - Narrowleaf Cat Tail

Citation

Citation Typha angustifolia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 971. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, Herb. A. van Royen No. 908.251-1363 (lectotype: L0052631). Lectotypified Vázquez & al. in Taxon 62 : 1285, fig. 2. 2013.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Typha angustifolia var. calumetensis    
Typha angustifolia var. elongata    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Cullman, Franklin, Greene, Houston, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Sumter, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2018 - 2018

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0017059 Greene 27 Jun 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8514		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia L.
SAMF0001182 Sumter 22 May 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5229		 SAMF
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0011154 Marengo 11 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3652		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0035124 Franklin 19 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
8023		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0035018 Morgan 10 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
7986		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
AMAL00014203 Lawrence 02 Jun 2012 England, J. Kevin
3547		 AMAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
ALNHS00001976 Marengo 22 May 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1013		 ALNHS
Typha angustifolia L.
UWAL0035408 Sumter 22 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7277		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
TROY000037200 Marengo 02 Jun 2012 England, J. Kevin
3527		 TROY
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0016706 Montgomery 01 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25132		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0011160 Marengo 02 Jun 2012 England, J. Kevin
3527		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0047639 Houston 20 May 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP-260		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia L.
SAMF0001899 Lawrence 02 Jun 2012 England, J. Kevin
3547		 SAMF
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
TROY000039261 Montgomery 01 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25132		 TROY
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
ALNHS00005420 Lee 01 JUL 2016 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-310		 ALNHS
Typha angustifolia L.
UWAL0014543 Lawrence 02 Jun 2012 England, J. Kevin
3547		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0047778 Lawrence 15 Aug 2007 England, J. Kevin
554		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0035459 Winston 11 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8056		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UWAL0056288 Limestone 16 Jun 2018 England, Kevin J.
9254		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia L.
AMAL00020355 Lawrence 02 Jun 2012 England, J. Kevin
3547		 AMAL
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
TROY000044524 Greene 27 Jun 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8514		 TROY
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
UNA00006458 _ Aug 1884 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Typha angustifolia L.
UWAL0034666 Cullman 04 Jun 1995 Kral, Robert
84843		 UWAL
Typha angustifolia L.
JSU110555 Bibb 14 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1262		 JSU
Typha angustifolia Linnaeus
AUA000039515 Mobile Jul 1964 Addison, Joseph H.
 AUA
Typha Angustifolia L.
AMAL00020223 Marengo 22 May 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1013		 AMAL
Typha angustifolia L.
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