Typhaceae

Including Sparganiaceae of Michigan Flora.

1. Pistillate flowers in one to several spherical heads; perianth of greenish sepals; leaves strongly keeled (3-angled in cross-section).

Sparganium

1. Pistillate flowers in an elongate densely flowered spike; perianth of white hairs; leaves flat-elliptic in cross-section.

Typha

All species found in Typhaceae

Sparganium americanumAMERICAN BUR-REED 
Sparganium androcladumBUR-REED 
Sparganium angustifoliumNARROW-LEAVED BUR-REED 
Sparganium emersumGREEN-FRUITED BUR-REED 
Sparganium eurycarpumCOMMON BUR-REED 
Sparganium fluctuansBUR-REED 
Sparganium natansSMALL BUR-REED 
Typha angustifoliaNARROW-LEAVED CAT-TAIL 
Typha latifoliaCOMMON CAT-TAIL, BROAD-LEAVED CAT-TAIL 

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. September 27, 2022. https://michiganflora.net/family.aspx?id=Typhaceae.