These plants can be found almost worldwide; in North America, Central America, Great Britain, Eurasia, Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.

This plant will grow almost anywhere soil remains wet, saturated, or flooded most of the growing season. Common habitats include wet meadows, marshes, fens, pond and lake margins, floating bog mats, seacoast estuaries, roadside ditches, irrigation canals, and backwater areas of rivers and streams. Generally restricted to areas where the water depth never exceeds about 2½ ft. Grows mostly in fresh water but also occurs in slightly brackish marshes.

Other common names include: Cattail, Broad-leaved Cattail, Soft Flag, Bulrush, Reed Mace, Great Reed Mace.

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