Typhaceae
Elephant grass
Typha elephantina
- Family
- Typhaceae
- Genus
- Typha
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- بوط فيلي
- Chinese
- 象蒲, 蒲黄
- English
- Elephant grass
- Igbo
- Elephant grass
Synonyms
- Typha elephantina var. schimperi (Rohrb.) Graebn.
- Typha latifolia subsp. maresii (Batt.) Batt.
- Typha maresii Batt.
- Typha schimperi Rohrb.
Photos
Photo: Akwugo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Utsav Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.