Typha latifolia - Great
Reedmace, or Bullrush
Found growing in the
water at the edges of lakes and slow-flowing rivers, the Great Reedmace - often referred
to as Bullrush, but in fact it is not a member of the 'rush' family - can grow to two
metres tall.
These fine specimens, seen here blooming in 1998 beside the River
Cerdin in West Wales, were planted a year earlier by Young
Conservationists during their project sponsored by Llandysul Angling Association.
The strange spiked flowers appear from June to August. The
straw-coloured male flower is directly above the darker, cylindrical female flower.
Also quite common is the lesser bullrush, a slimmer, but
otherwise very similar plant.
Wildflowers of Wales
This wildflower is one of many dozens that are featured in the First Nature Guide to the
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 4 - Watersides and Wetlands.
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