Frog Pond Wetland Preserve
Broad Leaved Cattail
Broad Leaved Cattail
Scientific name:
Typha latifolia
Family: Typhaceae or Cattail
Blooms: June–July
Plant Height: 1.5–3 m
Habitat: Freshwater and brackish ponds and marshes
About: Cattails are unmistakable, with their long, flat leaves. They have long, dense, solid-looking inflorescences, the male flowers below the female. In this species, the leaves are broad, and the inflorescence is comparatively fat. There is no bare stem visible between the male and female flowers.
