Typha angustifolia L.

Agriculture - Forestry

Common Name

Narrow-leaf Cat Tail, Soft Flag, Lesser Bulrush, Narrow-leaf Reedmace, Nail-rod, Banat, 水烛, 蒲黄, 狭叶香蒲

Cultivation

Culture/Religious

Desirable Plant Features

Ornamental Flowers, Ornamental Fruits, Ornamental Seeds

Diseases

Edible Parts

Edible Fruits

Edible Leaves

Edible Flowers

Edible Stems

Edible Seeds

Family Name

Typhaceae

Fauna Pollination Dispersal Associated Fauna

Bird Attracting

Flower & Plant Sexuality 1

Unisexual Flowers

Flower Colour(s)

Brown

Green

Flowering Period

Free-Flowering

Food: Fruit & Vegetable

Fruit & Vegetable

Food: Fruit & Vegetable Description

Growth Characteristics

Full Sun

Lots of Water

Bird-Attracting Plant

Growth Form

Herb and Spice Description

Lifespan (in Singapore)

Perennial

Light Preference

Full Sun

Maintenance Requirements

Moderate

Mature Fruit Colour(s) - Angiosperms and Gymnosperms

Brown

Maximum Height

1.5 m to 3 m

Medicinal

Native Distribution

Northern Africa, Europe, Middle & Western Temperate Asia, China, North America (naturalised)

Others

Plant & Rootzone Preference - Tolerance

Fertile Loamy Soils

Waterlogged Soils (Drains Site)

Acidic (low pH) Soils

Alkaline high pH Soils

Plant Characteristics

Fruit or Vegetable

Ornamental Flowers

Herbaceous Plant

Herb or Spice

Plant Growth

Aquatic & Hydrophyte (Emergent, Waterside / Marginal), Herbaceous Plant

Plant Growth Rate

Fast

Planting Distance From

Pollination Method(s)

Abiotic (Wind)

Potential Problems

Preferred Climate Zone

Temperate

Propagation Method

Seed, Storage Organ, Division

Seed or Spore Germination Duration From

Specialised Storage Organ(s)

Underground (Rhizome)

Timber & Products

Water Preference

Lots of Water