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Typha (latifolia)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Typhaceae
Family Common Name: Cattail Family
Scientific Name: Typha latifolia L.
Common Name: Common cattail
Species Code: TYPLAT
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds are non dormant.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds germinate at temperatures of 35 C and 25 to 27 C. Seeds were light requiring for germination.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.

Bonnewal et al. Light temperature and oxygen requirements for Typha latifolia seed germination. Canadian Journal of Botany 61, 1330-1336.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Typha latifolia L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/30). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.