Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia L. - Cat-tail family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Planting Distance: 24 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Root Depth: 14 inches

Growth Form: Rhizomatous

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Brown

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: None

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Broadleaf Cattail: Archanara oblonga, Bactra maiorina, Bellura densa, Bellura obliqua, Choristoneura rosaceana, Dicymolomia julianalis, Leucania pseudargyria, Limnaecia phragmitella, Phthorimaea operculella, Simyra henrici

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.