Southern Cattail

Typha domingensis Pers. - Cat-tail family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (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.