Cattails are known for their tall, reed-like stems and distinctive brown flower spikes that add vertical interest to pond ...

Cattails on the edge of a pond in North Berwick ... Cattails, however, are one of the few plants I have no problem collecting-the warming climate in New England is causing some wetland plants ...

That airless mud can slowly choke out subaquatic plants like Sago pond weed that are key to waterfowl survival. With their rhizomatous roots, cattails can thrive in the same conditions.

The blackbirds would pop up occasionally into my line of sight above the mass of cattails that line the pond, but as soon as ... are one of the few plants I have no problem collecting-the warming ...

The blackbirds would pop up occasionally into my line of sight above the mass of cattails that line the pond, but as soon as ... are one of the few plants I have no problem collecting-the warming ...