4-23, Typhaceae, cat-tail family

Marian C. Munro; Ruth E. Newell; Nicholas M. Hill

Authors

Marian C. Munro Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS
Ruth E. Newell E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Nicholas M. Hill Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Keywords:

Magnoliophyte, cat-tail family, monocots, Typha, cat-tail,

Abstract

A monogeneric family, there are about 10 species of wetland perennials included. Height ranges from 1– 2m, the erect stems terminating in a thick cylindric spike. Each pistillate flower is minute, forming seeds that disperse amidst a tangle of cottony fibre. Staminate flowers form a narrower spike above, soon becoming deciduous. Photographs by Martin Thomas, Sean Blaney,and Alain Belliveau.

Author Biographies

Marian C. Munro, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS

Curator of Botany (NSPM)

Ruth E. Newell, E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Curator of the E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)

Nicholas M. Hill, Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Director; Adjunct Professor