Typhaceae, cattail family, משפחת סופיים

Class Monocotyledoneae, monocots,
מחלקה חד-פסיגיים

Typhaceae,

Cattail family, משפחת סופיים

Wetland plants with “hot-dog-on-a-stick” flower heads; cross-pollinated by the wind; thousands of minute male flowers at the top of the stalk, 2 to 5 stamens; female flowerheads are also comprised of thousands of minute flowers and mature into the “cattail”; sepals and tepals are minute threads; the ovary is positioned superior and consists of a single carpel; fruit, one seed.

Genus Typha, סוף: