Common Name(s): | Common Cattail |
Scientific Name: | Typha latifolia |
Family: | Typhaceae |
Longevity: | Perennial |
Season: | Warm |
Origin: | Native |
Height: | up to 300 cm (3 m) |
Flowers: | April - June |
Description: Commonly found growing in marshes, shallow ponds, and along streambanks and moist ditches. The plant is very coarse and stout with broad, flattened leaves. Its flowers form a dense, terminal spike (cat-tail). |