Reedmace at Belle Isle
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Image: © Jan Baker Taken: 6 Dec 2008
Typha latifolia, Great Reedmace: Typha angustifolia, Lesser Reedmace: I am not sure which this is as the two species are very similar and can grow side-by-side. Reedmace have thick rhizomes and along with other marshland plants are valued for stabilizing the waters edge by rivers canals and lakes.