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Distribution by County   8178    
Typha latifolia  L.
Broadleaf cattail,   Common cattail,   Soft flag
Typha latifolia is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 24 Lassen: 8 Plumas: 16 Shasta: 12
Amador: 5 Los Angeles: 131 Riverside: 65 Sierra: 1
Butte: 28 Madera: 4 Sacramento: 67 Solano: 56
Calaveras: 4 Marin: 90 San Benito: 6 Sonoma: 46
Colusa: 2 Mariposa: 11 San Bernardino: 44 Stanislaus: 5
Contra Costa: 22 Mendocino: 29 San Diego: 98 Sutter: 6
El Dorado: 14 Merced: 25 San Francisco: 22 Tehama: 16
Fresno: 30 Mono: 10 San Joaquin: 32 Trinity: 1
Glenn: 8 Monterey: 33 San Luis Obispo: 53 Tulare: 9
Humboldt: 21 Napa: 4 San Mateo: 50 Tuolumne: 4
Inyo: 9 Nevada: 9 Santa Barbara: 63 Ventura: 63
Kern: 15 Orange: 42 Santa Clara: 30 Yolo: 6
Lake: 3 Placer: 15 Santa Cruz: 35 Yuba: 5

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/23/2024).