Latin name: Typha domingensis Pers. Pronunciation: TIE-fa do-min-GEN-sis Common name: Southern cattail Family: Typhaceae (Cattail) Habitat: Year-round streams, and the edges of ponds, lakes and freshwater marshes below 5000', throughout California and ranging across the southern tier of states to the Atlantic Coast, the Caribbean, South America and Europe Blooming period: June to July Name derivations: 1) Typha 2) domingensis |
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