[The Cat-tail Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Broad-leaf Cat-tail, Common Cattail, Common Cat-tail

Typha latifolia

Broad-leaf Cat-tail, Common Cattail, Common Cat-tail: Typha latifolia

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of common cat-tail as seen in a roadside ditch along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........August 11, 2008.

Broad-leaf Cat-tail, Common Cattail, Common Cat-tail: Typha latifolia - Broad-leaf Cat-tail, Common Cattail, Common Cat-tail: Typha latifolia

Common cat-tail (Typha latifolia) as seen in a pond along the Goldendale-Glenwood Highway near the Outlet Falls, several miles east of Glenwood WA........July 9, 2006. Although there is a gap separating the male and female flowers as seen in the photo, this plant is well over 2 meters high from base to top and has leaf blades that are15-20 mm wide.
Paul Slichter