Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Southern Cattail (Typha domingensis) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in marshes, at elevations from 0-5000 feet.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

13 ft Tall

Special uses

Water features or wet habitats

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate, High

Soil drainage

Standing

Site type

Marshes

Plant communities

Freshwater Marsh, Wetland-Riparian

Bees

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Wide-shouldered Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum tegulare