Typha latifolia, SE: Bredkaveldun, bredbladigt kaveldun,
DE: Breitblättriger Rohrkolben, NL: Grote lisdodde, UK: Bulrush

Scientific name:  Typha latifolia L.
Swedish name:  Bredkaveldun, Bredbladigt kaveldun
German name:  Breitblättriger Rohrkolben
Nederlandse naam:  Grote lisdodde
English name:  Bulrush, Common Bulrush, Broadleaf Cattail
Family:  Typhaceae, Kaveldunsväxter

Vilda blommor i Sverige, Flowers in Ragunda, Jamtland, Sweden
Date Picture Taken: July 22, 2008

Life form:  Rhizomatous, perennial herb
Stems:  Height 100–200 cm, unbranched, glabrous
Leaves:  Linear
Flowers:  Dense, dark brown, cylindrical spike
Flowering Period:  July
Fruits:  Achene
Habitat:  Shores, ditches, ponds, fresh water

Vilda blommor i Sverige, Flowers in Ragunda, Jamtland, Sweden
Date Picture Taken: July 22, 2008


Derivation of the botanical name:
Typha, from the Greek, tufh (typhe), "bulrush, cattail"
latifolia,latus,"broad", and folius, "leaf"; hence, "broad leaf".
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.