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Narrow Leaf Cattail

Typha angustifolia

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Field Notes

Description:

The plant's leaves are flat, very narrow and 3'-6' tall when mature. At maturity, they have distinctive stalks that are about as tall as the leaves; the stalks are topped with brown, fluffy, sausage-shaped flowering heads.

Habitat:

This cattail is often found in the northern hemisphere in brackish locations.

Notes:

A large number of cattail were spotted on Hwy 29 near Pine Lake.

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Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
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PublishedAugust 8, 2013

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