Typha domingensis Pers.
Typha angustata Bory & Chaubard
Southern cattail
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
Order | Typhales | A group including reedlike wetland plants such as cattails |
Family | Typhaceae | Plants, such as cattails, with a single flower spike that has both male and female flowers |
Genus | Typha | From Greek tufh (typhe), “cattail” |
Species | domingensis | Possibly associated with the Dominican Republic, the capital of which is Santo Domingo |
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Typha domingensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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