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Typha
Typha latifolia
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Faimily: Typhaceae
Genus: Typha
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Species

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Cattail, narrow leaf shoots
Nutreetional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy106 kJ (25 kcal)
5.14 g
Succars0.22 g
Dietary fibre4.5 g
0.00 g
1.18 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A equiv.
(0%)
1 μg
(0%)
6 μg
Thiamine (B1)
(2%)
0.023 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
(2%)
0.025 mg
Niacin (B3)
(3%)
0.440 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
(5%)
0.234 mg
Vitamin B6
(9%)
0.123 mg
Folate (B9)
(1%)
3 μg
Choline
(5%)
23.7 mg
Vitamin C
(1%)
0.7 mg
Vitamin K
(22%)
22.8 μg
Meenerals
Calcium
(5%)
54 mg
Airn
(7%)
0.91 mg
Magnesium
(18%)
63 mg
Manganese
(36%)
0.760 mg
Phosphorus
(6%)
45 mg
Potassium
(7%)
309 mg
Sodium
(7%)
109 mg
Zinc
(3%)
0.24 mg
Ither constituents
Watter92.65 g
Percentages are approximated uisin US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database

Typha /ˈtfə/ is a genus o aboot eleven species o monocotyledonous flouerin plants in the faimily Typhaceae. The genus haes a lairgely Northren Hemisphere distribution, but is essentially cosmopolitan, bein foond in a variety o wetland habitats.

The rhizomes are edible. Evidence o preserved starch grains on grindin stanes suggests thay wur eaten in Europe 30,000 years ago.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. Revedin, A.; et al. (2010). "Thirty thousand-year-old evidence of plant food processing". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107 (44): 18815–18819. Bibcode:2010PNAS..10718815R. doi:10.1073/pnas.1006993107. PMC 2973873. PMID 20956317. Explicit use of et al. in: |first1= (help); Invalid |display-authors=9 (help)
  2. Selbo, S. M.; Snow, A. A. (2004). "The potential for hybridization between Typha angustifolia and Typha latifolia in a constructed wetland" (PDF). Aquatic Botany. 78 (4): 361–369. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2004.01.003.