#cattail  tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
  supertype:  marsh_plant__marshplant__bog_plant__bogplant__swamp_plant__swampplant  a semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
  member of:  genus_Typha
  subtype:  cat's-tail__cat'stail__bullrush__bulrush__nailrod__reed_mace__reedmace__Typha_latifolia  tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
  subtype:  lesser_bullrush__narrow-leaf_cattail__narrow-leaved_reedmace__soft_flag__Typha_angustifolia  reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia

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