Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Broadleaf Cattail (Common Cattail)

Typha latifolia - Common, late spring-early summer, perennial, 3-8 ft. Erect, stout, undivided stems. Leaves upright, long, narrow, 1/2 -1 1/2 in. wide, attached along stem, reaching about same height as flower spike. Inflorescence is a round thick spike; lower section thicker, holds female flowers; male flowers in thinner tail portion above. Female flowers green when fresh, aging dark brown. Male and female portions meet without space between. Grows in ponds, along lakes, all shallow waters, at low to mid elevations. Native.