Typhaceae . . . . . Bulrush family

Typha . . . . . Bulrush or Reedmace

Typha latifolia . . . . Reedmace or Bulrush

Male and female parts of the spike adjacent without gap; Widespread in marshes and by ponds over BI exc. N & W Sc

Typha angustifolia . . . . Reedmace or Bulrush

Differs from T. latifolia in that male (top) and female (lower) part of flowering spike clearly separated, narrower leaves; edges of lakes and ponds mostly in the S

Sparganium . . . . . Bulrush or Reedmace

Sparganium angustifolium . . . . Floating bur-reed

Note bract below the lowest flower longer than flowering spike (c.f. the less common, but similarly distributed, S. natans Least bur-reed); Local in W Wa, Lake District, SW, W and N Sc and W and N Ire

Sparganium emersum . . . . Unbranched bur-reed

Note unbranched flowering spike; frequent throughout BI

Sparganium erectum . . . . Branched bur-reed

Common in marshes and by lakes

Sparganium natans . . . . Least Bur-reed

To 50cm, scattered in lakes and ditches, esp. in Ire and N. Br