Typha latifolia L.

Broad-leaved Cat-tail

Description:

·        1-2 m tall erect plant with long wide erect linear leaves

·        Minute pistillate flowers are crowded in thick cylindrical spikes, above them are staminate flowers that are arranged in narrower terminal spikes

·        Leaf sheaths taper into the blade which is equal to or longer then the spike

Habitat:

·        Brackish swales near the coast

·        Inland swamps

·        Ditches

·        Along streams

Distribution:

·        Bog