What is Totora?
{{Infraspeciesbox |name = Totora |image = Scirpus californicus flowers 2005-03-24.jpg |image_caption = Totora flower |genus = Schoenoplectus |species = californicus |subspecies = tatora |synonyms = *''[[Malacochaete]] tatora'' *''Schoenoplectus tatora'' *''Schoenoplectus totora'' (''[[lapsus]]'') }} '''Totora''' ('''''Schoenoplectus californicus'' subsp. ''tatora''''') is a [[subspecies]] of the [[Schoenoplectus californicus|giant bulrush sedge]]. It is found in [[South America]]. It is found on [[Lake Titicaca]], the middle coast of [[Peru]] and on [[Easter Island]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The [[genus]] ''[[Schoenoplectus]]'' is related to ''[[Scirpus]]''. It is sometimes includedin it. This plant can reach a height of {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It commonly reaches {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Iltis1992>Iltis, A., and P. Mourguiart (1992). Higher Plants: Distribution and biomass. Pp. 242-253 in: Dejoux, C., eds. (1992). Lake Titicaca: a synthesis of limnological knowledge. {{ISBN|0-7923-1663-0}}</ref> The name comes from the [[Quechua language]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glosbe.com/|title=tutura - Quechua-Español Diccionario|website=Glosbe|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> [[File:Aymara Totora Reed Boat on display at the Smithsonian, Washington, DC.jpg|thumb|center|400px|[[Aymara people|Aymara]] Totora Reed Boat on display at the [[Smithsonian]], Washington, DC]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Poales]] {{sci-stub}}