Typha domingensis (Southern cattail)

Typha domingensis Pers.

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 angustata Bory & Chaubard

Typha domingensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

4/14/2015 · Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida
≈ 3½ × 5' (1.1 × 1.6 m)

4/12/2015 · Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida
≈ 31 × 42" (79 × 106 cm)

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