| Scientific Name: | Typha latifolia |
| Common Name: | cattail , bulrush |
| Family Name: | Typhaceae |
| Origin: | Africa, B.C. west of Cascades, Europe, U.S. - northeast, U.S. - northwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Aquatic plant, Poales (grass-like) |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Aquatic - ponds, Attract birds, Dried flower or fruit, Erosion control, Fall interest, Summer interest, Wetland - bogs, Wildlife food |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Bog, Humus rich |
| Leaves: | Simple, Grass-like, Alternate, Succulent, Linear |
| Flowers: | Spike, Brown, Jun |
| Fruit: | Brown, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Aquatic plant; leaves to 3m long, linear to sword-like, thick, fibrous, and spongy; fruit dense, to 20cm, brown (bullrush). | |