broadleaf cattail - Typha latifolia

USDA Plant Code: TYLA
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - medium
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow/green/brown
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Plant(s); Stand of cattails in early fall.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); stand of cattails in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Cattails in northern Minnesota
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Theodore Webster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Patch of common cattail plants (Typha latifolia).
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Dense stand of cattails (Typha latifolia).
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Anthony D. White, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); Catttail seed head in early fall.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); cattail seed head in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Mark Frey, The Presidio Trust , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Mark Frey, The Presidio Trust , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Mark Frey, The Presidio Trust , Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Cattail seed head in early fall.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Cattail seed head in early fall.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Cattail seed head in early fall.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Cattail seed head in early fall.
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed head in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed head in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed head in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed heads in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed head in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed heads in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed heads in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed heads in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed heads in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); cattail seed heads in early fall
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
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Infestation;
Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Male flowers
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Infestation;
Anthony D. White, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Anthony D. White, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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