Typha capensis

Typha capensis

Native to:
Angola | Botswana | Burundi | DR Congo | Eswatini | Lesotho | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Rwanda | South Africa | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Typhaceae
Genus:
Typha
Species:
Typha capensis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Aquatic
Height:
300 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Months:
jun,jul,aug
Bloom Colors:
brown

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, waterfowl, mammals
Fire Ecology:
Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
Fire Notes:
Resprouts from rhizomes after fire; fire can stimulate seed germination in some Typha species.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash