Typha capensis
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Zomba Community
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Zomba Community
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Zomba Community
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Zomba Community
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Umunthu Camp, Mzuzu
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Umunthu Camp, Mzuzu
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| Synonyms: |
Typha australis N.E. Br. Typha latifolia L. subsp. capensis Rohrb. |
| Common names: | Bulrush (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust aquatic perennial, up to 2.5 m, growing from a thick creeping rhizome. Leaves long and strap-shaped; flowering stems with characteristic terminal inflorescences; sexes separate. Male flowers a more slender spike above the densely packed, minute female flowers. Male part short-lived, female part turning deep velvety brown. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | capensis: of the Cape |
| Habitat: | A species of dams, marshes and water courses, often forming large colonies. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1530 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 30 June 2019 |
| Literature: |
Catarino, L. & Martins, E.S. (2010). Typhaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) Pages 89 - 90. Champluvier, D. (1988). Typhaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 415. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 372. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 112. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 237. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 112. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 148. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 29. Sosef, M.S.M. (2017). Typhaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 8 - 9. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 193. |
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