Cattail
This brown stick, very unlike any traditional flower, is still classified as a flower! The cattail is a reed that grows in water.
Saw it first in the US, and then again in the Netherlands. It has names in various Indian languages, so apparently it does grow in India.
| Botanical name | Typha latifolia |
| English names | Cattail, reed, bulrush |
| Nederlandse naam | Grote lisdodde |
| Indian names | Hindi: Patera, PaterMarathi: Pun, Pan-kanisTamil: SambuTelugu: Dabbu Jambu, JammuKannada: Apu, Kere jondu hullu, Naribaala, NarihonneBengali: Hogla |
Characteristics
| Native habitat | temperate northern Hemisphere | |||
| Plant Type | aquatic plant | |||
| Bloom time | summer, Jul, Aug, Sep | Fall color | ||
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Special notes
Building material
For local native tribes around Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia, Typha were among the most important plants and every part of the plant had multiple uses. For example, they were used to construct rafts and other boats.
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