Common names:
Bulrush, common reedmace
Family:
Scientific name:
Typha latifolia
Main flower color:
Range:
All lowland regions of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 200 cm
Habitat:
Margins of lakes, ponds and streams; in and beside the water
Flowers:
The inflorescence is a long spike, the lower half of which (around 4 cm wide) contains very densely-packed, dark brown female flowers, while the narrower upper half contains lighter brown male flowers. There is no gap between the two halves of the flower spike
Leaves:
Long, linear, grass-like, around 18 mm wide
Season:
June to February
Rarity:
★★★★★
