typha plants at the edge of a lake.

monocotyledonous winddispersed semiaquatic rhizomatous herbaceous australia flowering typhaceae perennial undefined reedmace american cumbungi colonize abundant linoleic chickens building material variety british english bulrush cattail zealand species aquatic wetland exposed ethanol plants common canada family edible humans cattle leaves starch names punks raupo typha genus areas seeds parts plant stems paper trees reed acid feed wet mud