Typha elephantina

Botanical Description

Typha elephantina is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a vigorous, rhizomatous rootstock. The plant forms a large clump of erect, unbranched stems 150 - 400cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. No major threats to this species have been reported and global population trends have not been studied. However, its known distribution covers a wide geographic range and the plant can colonize a wide variety of wetland habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].