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Broadleaf Cattail (Typha latifolia) is a common native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is fast growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 5 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are brown and bloom in the late spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in marshes, at elevations from 0-5000 feet.
Perennial herb
1 - 5 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
Winter Deciduous
Brown
Spring
Water features or wet habitats
Full Sun
Moderate, High
Moderate
Fast, Standing
Tolerates a variety of soils as long as it is kept constantly wet.
For propagating by seed: 2 mos. stratification ( Emery and Frey 1971).
Marshes
Freshwater Marsh, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
Cattail Border Moth
Bellura obliqua
Oblong Sedge Borer Moth
Capsula oblonga
Yellow Sedge Borer
Capsula subflava