Scientific Name
Typha angustifolia

Common Name
Cattail
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: --
Flower/fruit: 6 to 8 inch compact, cylindrical brown cattail composed of hundreds of minute female flowers  
Flowering Season: --
Foliage: Tall rhizomatous
Site: Fresh or brackish marshes, shallow water of rivers, lakes, ponds
Comments: --
 
 

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