Laxman’s bulrush
Typha laxmannii Lepech.
Typha laxmannii, known as Laxman’s bulrush, is a wetland plant species found in Europe, Asia, and parts of North America. It belongs to the Typhaceae family and is characterized by a distinct separation between male and female flowers.
Description
Typha laxmannii is a wetland plant species native to the Oriental (Indomalaya), Palaearctic regions, and parts of Europe, including Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and others. It is commonly known as Laxman’s bulrush. This species is distinguished by the noticeable gap between its male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers. It typically grows to a height of less than 130 cm, making it shorter than many other members of the genus Typha. The species was first described in 1801 by Lepech.
Other common names
Laxman’s bulrush
Distribution
Oriental (Indomalaya) · Palaearctic · RU · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · BY · Austria · Corse (Corsica) · Slovakia · Germany · Hungary · Poland · Spain · Switzerland · Ukraine · SE · CZ · SI · PL · RS · CH · DE · FR · DK · Global · JP
Synonyms
Typha angustifolia var. minorTypha angustissimaTypha balansaeTypha bungeanaTypha caucasicaTypha ellipticaTypha junceaTypha juncifoliaTypha juncifoliaTypha laxmannii var. bungeiTypha laxmannii var. planifoliaTypha laxmannii var. turczaninoviiTypha mediaTypha minimaTypha minorTypha minutaTypha nanaTypha poitiaeiTypha stenophyllaTypha veresczaginiTypha zeroviiTypha minima var. nanaTypha minima subsp. laxmanniiTypha laxmannii var. mongolicaTypha zeroviiTypha minima subsp. laxmaniiTypha latifolia subsp. laxmaniiTypha minima f. nana