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Narrowleaf Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

The plant's leaves are flat, very narrow (¼"-½" wide), and 3'-6' tall when mature; 12-16 leaves arise from each vegetative shoot. At maturity, they have distinctive stalks that are about as tall as the leaves.

Habitat:

wetlands

Notes:

I spotted this at Dufferin Islands.

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Typha angustifolia

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