Typha domingensis Pers.

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Family: TYPHACEAE

Genus: Typha

Sinònims: Typha angustifolia L. subsp. australis (Schumach. & Thonn.) Graebn.

Catalan common name: Balca de fulla estreta. Boga de fulla estreta. Bova.

Spanish common name: Enea. Espadaña.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hydrophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Torrents.

Characteristics: An aquatic, rhizomatous, and very robust perennial plant. Leaves are very long and linear, in the same that the inflorescence is cylindrical and supported by a central stem. Differs from T. latifolia as the female and male inflorescences of this later species are practically adjacent (T. angustifolia are separated by an open space of some 12 cm.)