index KINGDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) PHYLUM ANGIOSPERMAE Class MONOCOTS Order POALES
family TYPHACEAE




cattails, bullrush, punks



BBALLBLU.GIF Eleven species

BBALLBLU.GIF Swamp rhizomes spread horizontally under mud.
BBALLBLU.GIF Flowers: monoecious, unisexual
Wind-pollinated
Male pollen on top , and female inflorescence on bottom of the spike

BBALLBLU.GIF Cattail flower has down and cattail has many edible parts
RULESPIN.gif only one genus... RULERMAR RULERYEL Genus Typha

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BANAST15.gif genus TYPHA
Cattails
RULERYEL RULERMAR

RULERBOWGIF