Summary ²

Identification:

Cattails can grow to be 6-8 feet. The narrow leaf cattail has narrow leaves.

Niche:

Cattails spread their seed when the wind blows or they spread by the roots.Cattails grow in freshwater areas. Cattails grow faster than fertilized corn in a field. All parts of a cattails are edible. Cattails produce food for animals. Cattails are producers.

Sources:

www.fcps.edu/.../common_cattail.htm

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Sources and Credits

1. (c) Amadej Trnkoczy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32503151@N05/3406470969
2. Adapted by paintedturtle4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• VASCAN by Canadensys

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