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Typhales

Kingdom Plantae (plants)
Division Magnoliophyta (flowers)
Class Liliopsida (monocotyledons)
Order Typhales

The Typhales are an order of monocot flowers, including the cattail family, Typhaceae[?]. Usually a second family, the Sparganiaceae[?], is recognized, but sometimes this is treated as a subfamily of the Typhaceae.

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