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Each value Trefle shows for Typha latifolia, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced21 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded10 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl.: 971 (1753)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Cooper's-reed	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Colombia, W. Bolivia to S. South America, Nigeria to Kenya	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	175 cm	175 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918	Sourced
Biological type	hydrophyte	hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918	Sourced
Flower color	brown	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 882 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 882	Sourced
Flower conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 92 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Foliage texture	coarse	coarse · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Fruit color	brown	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 92 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Fruit conspicuous	true	true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Fruit shape	follicle	follicle · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded follicle · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 882	Sourced
Growth form	Rhizomatous	Rhizomatous · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth habit	Forb/herb	Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth rate	Rapid	Rapid · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 92 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded Rapid · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Maximum height	238 cm	237.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918	Differs from sources
Sexuality	monoecious	monoecious · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded monoecious · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	jun, jul, aug	jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174	Differs from sources
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 110, 164, 178, 460, 818, 882, 918, 925	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	8 / 9 · very humid air	8 / 9 · very humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ground humidity	empty	10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Light	8 / 9 · light	8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Sourced
Nitrogen fixation	High	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 444, 445 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 444, 445	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 8.7	pH 8.7 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 5.5	pH 5.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Soil nutriments	8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)	8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242	Sourced
Soil salinity	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)	1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 242 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 242	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	43 cm	43 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818, 898 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 43 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818, 898	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	16.9 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 412, 590 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 16.9 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 412, 590	Not on the record
Other
Salt tolerance	—	Low · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 92 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded Low · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 178 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-20 TRY 7.0 datasets 242 1 earlier or rejected value Superseded 6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 242	Not on the record

Typha latifolia L., 1753 58% complete

Cooper's-reed

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