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Cattail

Cattail
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Typha latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Typhaceae
Genus: Typha
L.
Synonyms
  • Massula Dulac
  • Rohrbachia (Kronf. ex Riedl) Mavrodiev
Cattail, narrow leaf shoots
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 106 kJ (25 kcal)
5.14 g
Sugars 0.22 g
Dietary fiber 4.5 g
0.00 g
1.18 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A equiv.
(0%)
1 μg
(0%)
6 μg
Thiamine (B1)
(2%)
0.023 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
(2%)
0.025 mg
Niacin (B3)
(3%)
0.440 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
(5%)
0.234 mg
Vitamin B6
(9%)
0.123 mg
Folate (B9)
(1%)
3 μg
Choline
(5%)
23.7 mg
Vitamin C
(1%)
0.7 mg
Vitamin K
(22%)
22.8 μg
Minerals
Calcium
(5%)
54 mg
Iron
(7%)
0.91 mg
Magnesium
(18%)
63 mg
Manganese
(36%)
0.760 mg
Phosphorus
(6%)
45 mg
Potassium
(7%)
309 mg
Sodium
(7%)
109 mg
Zinc
(3%)
0.24 mg
Other constituents
Water 92.65 g
Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database

Typha /ˈtfə/ is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae.

The genus is largely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is found in a variety of wetland habitats.

These plants have many common names. They may be known in British English as bulrush, or reedmace, in American English as cattail,punks, or corn dog grass, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as raupō. Other taxa of plants may be known as bulrush, including some sedges in Scirpus and related genera.

The rhizomes are edible. Evidence of preserved starch grains on grinding stones suggests they were already eaten in Europe 30,000 years ago.

Typha leaves are alternate and mostly basal on a simple, jointless stem that bears the flowering spikes. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual flowers that develop in dense racemes. The numerous male flowers form a narrow spike at the top of the vertical stem. Each male (staminate) flower is reduced to a pair of stamens and hairs, and withers once the pollen is shed. Large numbers of tiny female flowers form a dense, sausage-shaped spike on the stem below the male spike. In larger species this can be up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and 1 to 4 centimetres (0.4 to 2 in) thick. The seeds are minute, 0.2 millimetres (0.008 in) long, and attached to fine hairs. When ripe, the heads disintegrate into a cottony fluff from which the seeds disperse by wind.


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