Thypa domingensis is an emerging rooted macrophyte, which we have seen in several areas of Livingston. This time it was documented in Laguna Grande. If you open its simple stem, you can see fiber inside which tulle can be made.
Typha domingensis Pers. It is a very striking plant and is frequently found in continental water bodies and on occasions it is used as a phytoremediation due to its nutrient absorption capacity to avoid accelerated eutrophication in water bodies or in wastewater treatment plants. It is described as an aquatic herb, leaves generally equaling or exceeding the height of the spikes, attenuated pods towards the blade up to 1.5 m long and 0.8 to 1.3 cm wide, acute apex. Its inflorescences are in the form of light monero spica with foliaceous bracts. The male spike is up to 42 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, generally separated from the female. The fruits are spindle-shaped, 1 to 1.5 mm long.
Typha domingensis it is commonly known as: Cattail, tule, tulle, body of water, cat's tail, breast tail, petalzmicua, savanna candle, tulle or passion reeds.
This species is often used for basketry and handicrafts. It is also used as fodder for animal feed, it also has medicinal properties for the treatment of the skin in issues of hair loss and burns. It can be used as shingle straw and as an ornamental ornament.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta |
Division | Magnoliophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Poales |
Family | Typhaceae |
Genus | Typha |
Species | Typha dominguensis |
Common names | Cattail, tule, tulle, body of water, cat's tail, breast tail, petalzmicua, savanna candle, tulle or passion reeds.ypha |
References
- 2009
- Malezas de Mexico.
Available Online:
www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/typhaceae/typha-domingensis/fichas/ficha.htm
Written by Vivian Hurtado & Roxana Leal
Identified Species by Victor Mendoza
Posted November 5, 2021