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Typha glauca
Also called Blue Cattail, White Cattail
Typha glauca is a hybrid cattail, a cross between narrow-leaved and broad-leaved cattails, that grows as an erect emergent wetland plant with its base underwater. It is invasive in parts of the Midwestern United States and is best kept in wet ground or shallow water.
Typha × glauca is a hybrid species of plant originating as a cross between T. angustifolia and T. latifolia. It shows invasive behavior in the Midwestern United States
Typha x glauca is an invasive hybrid species that originates as a cross between parent species, Typha angustifolia and Typha latifolia. T. latifolia is a broad-leaved cattail and T. angustifolia is a narrow-leaved cattail. The structure of Typha x glauca is an intermediate of its two parent species. It is an erect and emergent wetland plant that typically has an underwater base. Its habitat consists of wetlands, lakeshores, river backwaters, roadside ditches, disturbed wet areas, consistently damp patches of yards, areas with wet soil, and nutrient rich or slightly saline soils. Identification of this species can be difficult as it is a hybrid species and may be confused with its parent species.
The leaves and other parts of the Typha x glauca plant have been found to be of possible economic value. The leaves can be used for weaving and other parts of the plant such as the rhizomes and pollen have been eaten in the past by indigenous Americans and Europeans. The pollen is a protein-rich substance and the rhizomes are up to 80% starch. However, there are potential risks for eating this plant, including toxic oil poisoning if the water the plant grows in has been contaminated. Due to the plant’s tendencies to accumulate heavy metals and other toxins it would make these plant products particularly dangerous in areas where water contamination may have occurred. The high environmental tolerance and productivity rates of this plant species hybrid also makes it an “attractive species for biofuel production”, which is a very lucrative business as well.
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