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Typha capensis
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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. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | capensis: of the Cape |
| Habitat: | A species of dams, marshes and water courses, often forming large colonies. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1530 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 30 June 2019 |
| Literature: |
Catarino, L. & Martins, E.S. (2010). Typhaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) Pages 89 - 90. 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. 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. 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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