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Cattail

Typha latifolia

Cattails are tall, slender plants found near water. They have fluffy, brown flower spikes that look like hot dogs. Cattails provide homes for birds and insects and help keep water clean.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Cattail is a tall, reed-like plant featuring long, flat, sword-shaped green leaves. It is easily recognized by its distinctive, brown, sausage-shaped flower and seed head perched atop a sturdy stalk, which gives the plant its name.

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Cattail

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A single cattail head can release over 250,000 tiny, parachute-like seeds into the wind!

All parts of the cattail, from root to flower, are edible at different times of the year!

Ancient people used fluffy cattail seeds to stuff pillows and mattresses for comfort!

Even today, some survivalists know how to use cattails for food, shelter, and fire-starting!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water Purifier

Cattail's roots absorb pollutants from water, cleaning habitats and making them safer for other living things.

Fähigkeit

Rhizome Spreader

Cattail has underground stems called rhizomes that help it spread widely and form dense, thriving colonies.

Fähigkeit

Fluffy Seed Flight

Cattail has thousands of tiny, fluffy seeds that drift on the wind, helping them travel far to new watery homes.

Maße und Details

Höhe
150-300 cm
Ausbreitung
50-150 cm
Blütengröße
10-40 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Consumes roots, stems, and leaves.

eats

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Feeds on rhizomes and young shoots.

shelters

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Builds nests within dense cattail stands.

shelters

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Uses dense stands for protection and spawning.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy cattails from a safe distance and avoid picking them without permission.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Cattail?

150-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Cattail?

50-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Cattail?

10-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Cattail?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Cattail?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Cattail?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Cattail?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Cattail?

Wind

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