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Cattail

Typha latifolia
In the United States: Native · also called broadleaf cattail, common cattail

Honeybees occasionally forage on cattail inflorescences for pollen in early summer, though the pollen offers low nutritional value and may be detrimental to bee health. Peak bloom typically spans June to July in temperate zones, providing a brief window of minor forage. As a rhizomatous wetland perennial, it forms dense stands that require management to control spread in apiary-adjacent habitats.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) June–August
TypePerennial
Sunfull
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