Typha × volgensis
Broadleaf Cumbungi
Typha orientalis
C.Presl Species
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- Botanical name
- Typha orientalis
- Also known as
- Broadleaf Cumbungi, Bullrush, Lesser Reed-Mace
- Family
- Typhaceae
- Genus
- Typha
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Broadleaf Cumbungi
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Typha orientalis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Typha angustifolia subsp. muelleri
Typha japonica
Typha latifolia var. orientalis
Typha muelleri
Typha orientalis var. brunnea
Typha shuttleworthii
Typha shuttleworthii subsp. orientalis
Typha shuttleworthii var. orientalis
Others in Typha
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