Transcript CAT-TAILS

CAT-TAILS
thypha latifolia
• Class:Liliopsida
• Scientific name:Typha
latifolia
• Common name:cat-tails
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
• Cattails are tall, stiff
plants, growing almost
ten feet tall. The leaves
look like giant blades of
grass, about one inch
wide. The flower has two
parts; a brown cylinder
(the female part), and a
yellow spike (the male
part).
ADAPTATION
• Common Cattails
have roots that creep,
called rhizomes.
Rhizomes grow new
shoots quickly. This
creates the thick
stands which are
great cover for the
many animals which
live among them.
REPRODUCTION&DEVELOPMENT
• Common Cattails
flower from May to
July. In early fall, the
brown flower head
pops open, letting its
fluffy seeds emerge.
These seeds are
carried by wind or
water to new places.
NATIVE CONTINENT
• Common Cattails are
a familiar sight along
the shore of any
marsh, pond, lake, or
river. They can even
be found in ditches.