Claim to fame: Cattails are one of the best-known aquatic plants in Missouri and throughout much of North America. These tall, shallow-water plants with their familiar brown cylindrical seed-heads can ...

When it comes to cattails, I thought I had the subject pretty well covered. I had led many field trips to cattail marshes and conducted wetland seminars on the subject. And yet, totally by accident, I ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Two species of cattail reeds, the common cattail (Typha latifolia) and the narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia), were once common in the wetlands in and around Staten ...

Invasive hybrid cattails are removed to evaluate impacts on fish habitat. Researchers remove invasive hybrid cattails from six test sites to evaluate the impacts on water quality and fish habitat. The ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Walk along most any lake or wetland in southern Minnesota and chances are you’ll see lots of cattails. But look closer, and you may not like what’s happening. Where native cattails ...

As the leaves come down, we begin to notice plants such as cattails that will persist into winter and perhaps until spring. Native cattails have long provided food, shelter, medicine, and more to ...

If you dare, take a peek at the reality TV test of human survival skills on "Naked And Afraid." On each show a man and a woman must greet each other buck naked to begin their 21 day struggle to stay ...