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- Cattails
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- Cattails are wetland plants with a unique flowering spike, flat blade like leaves that reach heights from 3 to 10 feet. Cattails are one of the most common plants in large marshes and on the edge of ponds. Two species of cattails are most common in US: broad leaved cattail (T. latifolia) and narrow leaf cattail (T. angustifolia). Under the right conditions, cattails can grow and spread vigorously. The pollinated flowers of cattails develop into fluffy seed heads, blowing across a pond in autumn breezes. Just as commonly, cattails spread through their root system. The thick, white roots, called rhizomes, grow underground near the edge of ponds and in shallow swales. As long as the water is not too deep, the cattails feast off the open sunshine and abundant water, storing a large amount of food in the root system. In fact, cattails at the edge of pond can grow faster than fertilized corn in a field! Cattail is competitively superior under stable water conditions. Cattail can become ...
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