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Common Name(s):	Common Cattail
Species:	Typha latifolia
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Family:	Typhaceae
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Longevity:	Perennial
Season:	Warm
Origin:	Native
Height:	up to 300 cm (3 m)
Flowers:	April - July

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).

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