
Hul'q'umi'num' name:
stth’equn
English Name:
Cattail
Alternative English Names:
Broadleaf Cattail, Bulrush, Common Bulrush, Common Cattail
Scientific Name:
Typha latifolia
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Description
Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution
Cattails grow in marshes, ponds, lakeshores, and wet ditches. They have long, flat, narrow leaves and produce tiny flowers on tall spikes that resemble a cat’s tail.
Island Cultural Role
Cattails have been used for sleeping mats when camping.
Language
Hul'q'umi'num' Name
stth’equn
APA
st̓ᶿeqən
Speaker
Theresa Thorne
Hul'q'umi'num' Name 2
slhewun – cattail blanket in ceremonies
APA
słewən
Speaker
Hazel Good
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