Typha latifolia
Typha latifolia, the broadleaf cattail or common bulrush, is a common site across Canada in wet habitats.
Description:
Typha latifolia, the broadleaf cattail or common bulrush, is a common site across Canada in wet habitats where it will grow in water up to two feet deep. Its tall, upright, leathery leaves add a vertical display as do the distinctive cigar-shaped, dark brown inflorescences that persist for most of the season before breaking apart into white fluff. An important plant for bioremediation of contaminated sites, it also provides protective habitat for riparian birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. All parts of the plant are edible and it was used by First Nations peoples. The inflorescence is valuable as a cut flower.
Common Name: Broadleaf Cattail
Family: Typhaceae (The Cattail Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Brown
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Soil Moisture: Wet , Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Wet habitats including ditches, ponds, lakeshores and marshes from low to high elevations across all of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia
Europe and Africa - North Africa
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