Family: Typhaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
Bermuda, the West Indies, United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for freshwater or slightly brackish marshes in the northwestern and central Commonwealth (Grand Bahama, Abaco, New Providence, Andros, Eleuthera, Watling’s Island). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 66-67, with illustrations) for brackish or freshwater marshes and ponds in the northwestern and central Commonwealth (regions 10-8, 6-4).
Synonyms:
Typha angustifolia of Britton & Millspaugh (1920), not L.
