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Cattail

Typha sp.

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Field Notes

Notes:

There are two cattail species in Illinois -- Narrow-Leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia) and Common Cattail (Typha latifolia). Because the species overlap in range, they sometimes hybridize. Consequently, it can be difficult to identify a specimen plant in the wild.

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Typha

Species ID Suggestions

Taboa (PT-BR)

Typha domingensis

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SushilBarai
In bengal it called HOGLA plant ,mat made from its leaf

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