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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Typha angustifolia
Phenology Observation Sheet for Other

COMMON NAME

Narrowleaf cattail

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Typha angustifolia

Plant family

Cat-tail (Typhaceae)

Plant group

Other

Historically, cattail was not abundant at Quivira. It is now quite common in marshes where the salinity is not high.
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Historically, cattail was not abundant at Quivira. It is now quite common in marshes where the salinity is not high.
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All parts of this cattail species are edible if picked or gathered at the appropriate time. The pollen can be used as a substitute for flour and the stems can be boiled or roasted. Wildlife mostly eat the spring shoots, stems or roots. Muskrats, moose, and geese are some of the animals that eat cattails.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
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