| Common Name |
Broadleaf Cattail |
| Latin Name |
Typha latifolia |
| Native Habitat |
Riparian, in standing shallow water or very close |
| Soil |
Pond |
| Water |
Constant |
| Height X Width |
To 12 feet X 12 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green, deciduous |
| Garden Suitability |
Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
Impractical except in permanent water |
| Nature Value |
Erosion control, animal habitat, berries eaten by
animals |
| Native American Uses |
Roots and young shoots eaten raw, roots dried and ground
into a meal, pollen used to make cakes and mush, stems peeled and
eaten, roots and inner stalks baked in ashes and eaten, leaves used for
matting and thatching, stalks used in making ceremonial bundles. |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages2/gilaflora/typha_latifolia.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8178 |
| Images and data |
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/aquatics/typhalat.html |
| Images and
data |
http://www.kswildflower.org/sedge_details.php?sedgeID=4 |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Typha+latifolia |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=tyla |
