family
Bulrush and Cattail Family
Typhaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native bulrush and cattail family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Broadleaf Cattail
Typha latifolia
caterpillars
13
food
22
flowers
7
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Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
caterpillars
9
food
13
flowers
3
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Narrow-leaved Cattail
Typha angustifolia
caterpillars
8
food
16
flowers
2
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American Bur-reed
Sparganium americanum
caterpillars
7
food
12
flowers
2
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Narrow-leaved Bur-reed
Sparganium angustifolium
caterpillars
2
food
13
flowers
3
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Big Bur-reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
caterpillars
2
food
12
flowers
4
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Unbranched Bur-reed
Sparganium emersum
caterpillars
2
food
11
flowers
2
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Small Bur-reed
Sparganium natans
caterpillars
2
food
10
flowers
2
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Floating Bur-reed
Sparganium fluctuans
caterpillars
2
food
9
flowers
2
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Branching Bur-reed
Sparganium androcladum
caterpillars
2
food
6
flowers
2
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Branched Bur-reed
Sparganium erectum
caterpillars
1
food
9
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Northern Bur-reed
Sparganium hyperboreum
caterpillars
1
food
4