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Cattail family🌾
Typhaceae
ガマ科
A small family comprising the genera Typha (cattails) and Sparganium (bur-reeds). Primarily large perennials growing in wetlands and along waterways. Distributed worldwide; the sausage-shaped inflorescence of Typha is universally recognizable.
Key Characteristics
- ●Grows along waterways and in wetlands
- ●Leaves long and flat
- ●Typha has a characteristic sausage-shaped spike inflorescence
- ●Wind-pollinated
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Parallel
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Petal count
3 petals / 4 petals / 5 petals / 6 petals / Many
Petal fusion
Free
Ovary position
Superior
Plant sex
Monoecious
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Commelinids > Poales > Typhaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Specialization to aquatic and wetland environments