Typha latifolia

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Noun1.Typha latifolia - tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of downTypha latifolia - tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
bullrush, bulrush, cat's-tail, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace
cattail - tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
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Zinc, lead and cadmium tolerance, uptake and accumulation by Typha latifolia. The New Phytologist, vol.
Cadmium tolerance of Typha domingensis Pers
There are two main varieties of cattail plant that grow in the United States: Typha latifolia (wider leaf, likes shallower water) and Typha angustifolia (thinner leaf, prefers deeper water).
CATTAILS: A USEFUL POND PLANT
Root-zone acidity and nitrogen source affects typha latifolia l.
KINETICS OF NUTRIENT UPTAKE BY ECONOMICAL VEGETABLE SPECIES GROWN IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS
You won't have to look far to find it--cattails, the most common and largest being Typha latifolia, grow in moist soil or standing water, such as around the edges of ponds or in marshes.
Foraging and Eating CATTAILS: This easy-to-identify plant can serve as an everyday staple as well as a superior survival food
In particular, we studied how the abundance of bacteria and nirS-type denitrifiers changes in the rhizosphere and rhizoplane of three emergent freshwater macrophytes (Juncus effusus, Peltandra virginica, and Typha latifolia) in two tidal freshwater wetlands.
Vegetation Effects on Bacteria and Denitrifier Abundance in the Soils of Two Tidal Freshwater Wetlands in Virginia
It is about 8 Poaceae which are quoted certain species frequently ingested: Hordeum murinum and Poa annua, 1 Typhacee Typha latifolia and 1 Cyperacees Scirpus sp, followed by family of Iridaceae represented by Iris pseudacurus, and family of Plantaginaceae by Plantago crasiifolia.
Trophic ecology study contribution Anas Platyrhynchos (linne, 1758) in the Reghaia's Lake National Reserve, Algeria
The positive side: Bryonia dioica; Avena sterilis; Withania frutescens; Arthrocnemum glaucum; Atriplex halimus; Acacia sp; Arundo donax; Typha latifolia; Calycotome intermedia; Ziziphus lotus; Zygophyllum sp; Suaeda fructicosa.
Evaluation of the riverine vegetation of Wadi Tafna in the Tlemcen region (Western Algeria)
The objective of the present study was the evaluation of the removal efficiency of a coupled electrocoagulation process using aluminum electrodes with phytoremediation (Typha latifolia L.), for the treatment of simulated mining water which has the four heavy metals that are commonly present in mining wastewater.
Removal of Pb, Cu, Cd, and Zn Present in Aqueous Solution Using Coupled Electrocoagulation-Phytoremediation Treatment
While various aquatic plants species have been adopted to treat eutrophication [7], Phragmites australis and Typha latifolia are the most commonly used aquatic plants in wetlands for the enhancement of water quality [8].
Phragmites australis + Typha latifolia Community Enhanced the Enrichment of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Soil of Qin Lake Wetland
ABSTRACT: Typha latifolia leaves have been exploited as low cost biosorbent for remediation of aqueous media contaminated with the reactive dye Drimarene Blue K2RL (DB-K2RL) discharged from textile effluents.
SEQUESTERING ATTRIBUTES OF TYPHA LATIFOLIA AS A LOW COST BIOSORBENTFOR THE REMOVAL OF REACTIVE DYE (DB-K2RL) FROM AQUEOUS MEDIA
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