Typha latifolia
Cat's-Tail at Yaouk, NSW
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| Typha latifolia | JaneR | 15 Nov 2023 | |
| Carex appressa | CarbonAI | 15 Nov 2023 | |
| Typha latifolia | JARS | 15 Nov 2023 |
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5 comments
15 Nov 2023
I’ll wait for Jane, but yes I think this does confirm what was suspected. Would be good to remove them if you can.
15 Nov 2023
Removal is not easy. Digging out sounds straightforward but will be hard physical work and messy: but OK if you enjoy that. Take a pruning saw as well.
Typha has a well-defined seasonal growing pattern. New underground rhizomes will develop once this season's flowering is completed (usually midsummer). These new rhizomes are how the plant will expand the size of its stand, and consolidate.
to put this in a different way: digging out will be an even bigger job in late summer-autumn.
Can you explain the habitat ? is it a small stream ? or an area pugged by stock ?
Typha has a well-defined seasonal growing pattern. New underground rhizomes will develop once this season's flowering is completed (usually midsummer). These new rhizomes are how the plant will expand the size of its stand, and consolidate.
to put this in a different way: digging out will be an even bigger job in late summer-autumn.
Can you explain the habitat ? is it a small stream ? or an area pugged by stock ?
16 Nov 2023
Thanks to you both for your new comments.
We will certainly try to remove all that we can, sooner than later.
The patch is near the bank of a small permanent stream, near where the channel has fanned into a swamp. There are no cattle on our property, nor on the neighbours' upstream, but there are on cattle on the next property up.
We will certainly try to remove all that we can, sooner than later.
The patch is near the bank of a small permanent stream, near where the channel has fanned into a swamp. There are no cattle on our property, nor on the neighbours' upstream, but there are on cattle on the next property up.
22 Nov 2023
We dug out all we could, including lots of rhizomes - the old were orange and the new were white.
No doubt, some bits broke off and are still there, so we'll monitor the site in the coming years.
We walked upstream for more than a km and there were no signs of any source plants. However, we found a second smaller outbreak just downstream, which we also removed,
No doubt, some bits broke off and are still there, so we'll monitor the site in the coming years.
We walked upstream for more than a km and there were no signs of any source plants. However, we found a second smaller outbreak just downstream, which we also removed,
Location information
- Places Yaouk, NSW
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
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- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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- Typha latifolia Scientific name
- Cat's-Tail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1163m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Gummiuk
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