Cattail, Typha spp. Seedling leaf has parallel veins, a shiny surface lower part of first leaf is whitish stem is round, pithy Mature plant is upright with thick leaves 4 to 8 feet tall, usually growing in groups flowers grow in dense cigar-shaped cluster near end of a long stem Management (established plant) Harvest around clumps of cattail Deep plow, and follow with a fallow period or crop rotation Herbicides can burn older cattails back, but no currently registered materials will kill the established weed

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