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Common Name Broad-leaf Cattail
Scientific Name Typha latifolia
Native Region West, Middle, East
Moisture Conditions Wetlands & Standing Water
Light Preference Full Sun
Wildlife Value birds, small mammals
Soil pH Acidic (pH<6), Neutral (pH 6-8), Basic (pH>8)
Height 3' to 8'
Root depth 1' to 3'
Bloom Time Spring
Evergreen No
Comments nest sites for red-wing blackbirds; starchy roots are important food for geese and muskrats; can be aggressive plant covering an area 10 feet in diameter in 6 months

adapted from the Public domain from http://web.archive.org/web/20140819225534/http://www.tva.gov:80/river/landandshore/stabilization/plants/broad_leaf_cattail.htm.

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current11:19, 9 April 2008Thumbnail for version as of 11:19, 9 April 2008425 × 270 (41 KB)Lonny (talk | contribs)Common Name Broad-leaf Cattail Scientific Name Typha latifolia Native Region West, Middle, East Moisture Conditions Wetlands & Standing Water Light Preference Full Sun Wildlife Value birds, small mammals Soil pH Acidic (pH<6), Neutral (pH 6-8), Ba

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