About Elephant Grass
Typha domingensis, known commonly as southern cattail or cumbungi, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Typha.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Typha angustata
- Genus
- Typha
- Family
- TYPHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy fields
- Distribution
- Temperate and sub-tropical regions in Europe, Asia, North America, Nepal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- হোগলা
Botanical family
Typhaceae
Cattail Family
Elephant Grass belongs to the Typhaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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