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31. Typha. 8. TYPHACEiE. Pl.end.pk . 
Platanaria natans. Floating rihlandwort . 
Leaves decumbent, flat. 
Sparganium minimum, Raii Syn. 437,3; Park. 1205. 
Sp. natans, Lin. S. P. 1378. 
Sp. simplex jS, Huds. FI. Ang. 401 . 
Rivulets and ponds in muddy soils ; perennial ; July. 
III. 31. TYPHA. Theophrastus. Reedmace . 
Ament cylindrical, terminal ; filament one; anthers three, 
oblong, quadrangular; ovary pedicelled; peduncle long and 
girt at the base with pappi ; style awlshape, persistent ; 
stigma simple. — Root creeping; culm erect, simple; leaves 
swordshape, sheathing at the base; male ament above. 
1 . Typha latifolia. Broadleaf reedmace. 
Leaves linear, flat, rather swordshape; male and female 
spikes close together; both cylindrical. 
Typha, Raii Syn. 436, 1 ; Ger. em. 46. 
T. palustris maxima, Park. 1204. 
T. latifolia, Lin. S. P. 1377. 
T. major, Curtis FI. Lond. 3, 61. 
Ponds and slow rivers ; perennial ; July. 
Culm 6 to 8 feet high, erect, not branched, jointless, 
leafed at the bottom ; leaves upright, nearly as long as the 
culm, linear, sharp pointed; ament terminal, upright, many- 
flowered, close ; male flowers above, rather leafy, yellow ; 
females below, brown. 
Pollen abundant, used to produce flashes of fire; leaves 
used for basket-work and mats. 
2 . Typha angustifolia . Narrowleaved reedmace. 
Leaves linear, channelled, convex on the back ; male and 
female spikes remote from one another, both cylindrical. 
Typha palustris media, Raii Syn. 426,2. 
T. minor, Park. 1204 ; Curlis FI. Lond. 3, 62. 
T. angustifolia, Lin. S. P. 1377. 
Ponds and ditches; perennial; June, July. 
Culm about three feet high, slender; leaves semicylin- 
drical below. 
Used also for baskets and mats. 
<3. minor. Spike and leaves slender. 
Gravelly soils. 
3. Typha media, f Mean reedmace. 
Leaves linear, channelled ; culm naked, sheathed at the 
base ; female spike short, thick, remote from the male. 
