Typha Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Typha is a plant genus in the Typhaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 35 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Typha species

Broadleaf Cattail
Typha latifolia
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Lyons Cattail
Typha lugdunensis
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Eastern Cattail
Typha orientalis
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Narrowleaf cattail
Typha subulata
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- White cattailTypha albidaPlantoScan
White cattail
Typha albida
- Typha alekseeviiTypha alekseeviiPlantoScan
Typha alekseevii
- Narrowleaf CattailTypha angustifoliaPlantoScan
Narrowleaf Cattail
Typha angustifolia
- Narrowleaf cattailTypha argoviensisPlantoScan
Narrowleaf cattail
Typha argoviensis
- Eastern CattailTypha austro-orientalisPlantoScan
Eastern Cattail
Typha austro-orientalis
- Typha azerbaijanensisTypha azerbaijanensisPlantoScan
Typha azerbaijanensis
- Cape cattailTypha capensisPlantoScan
Cape cattail
Typha capensis
- Caspian cattailTypha caspicaPlantoScan
Caspian cattail
Typha caspica
- Changbai cattailTypha changbaiensisPlantoScan
Changbai cattail
Typha changbaiensis
- David's cattailTypha davidianaPlantoScan
David's cattail
Typha davidiana
- Southern cattailTypha domingensisPlantoScan
Southern cattail
Typha domingensis
- Elephant grassTypha elephantinaPlantoScan
Elephant grass
Typha elephantina
- Grossheim's cattailTypha grossheimiiPlantoScan
Grossheim's cattail
Typha grossheimii
- Gray BulrushTypha incanaPlantoScan
Gray Bulrush
Typha incana
- Joannis' cattailTypha joannisPlantoScan
Joannis' cattail
Typha joannis
- Kalat bulrushTypha kalatensisPlantoScan
Kalat bulrush
Typha kalatensis
- Laxmann's CattailTypha laxmanniiPlantoScan
Laxmann's Cattail
Typha laxmannii
- Pale CattailTypha pallidaPlantoScan
Pale Cattail
Typha pallida
- Typha provincialisTypha provincialisPlantoScan
Typha provincialis
- Typha przewalskiiTypha przewalskiiPlantoScan
Typha przewalskii
- Sistan bulrushTypha sistanicaPlantoScan
Sistan bulrush
Typha sistanica
- Typha tichomiroviiTypha tichomiroviiPlantoScan
Typha tichomirovii
- Turkmen CattailTypha turcomanicaPlantoScan
Turkmen Cattail
Typha turcomanica
- Tzvelev's CattailTypha tzveleviiPlantoScan
Tzvelev's Cattail
Typha tzvelevii
- Valentini's CattailTypha valentiniiPlantoScan
Valentini's Cattail
Typha valentinii
- Variegated cattailTypha varsobicaPlantoScan
Variegated cattail
Typha varsobica
- Bavarian CattailTypha ×bavaricaPlantoScan
Bavarian Cattail
Typha ×bavarica
- Geze's cattailTypha ×gezeiPlantoScan
Geze's cattail
Typha ×gezei
- Glaucous cattailTypha ×glaucaPlantoScan
Glaucous cattail
Typha ×glauca
- Hybrid cattailTypha ×smirnoviiPlantoScan
Hybrid cattail
Typha ×smirnovii
- Typha ×suwensisTypha ×suwensisPlantoScan
Typha ×suwensis
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