Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Typha latifolia (Broad-leaved Cattail) [Typhaceae]
(observations are from Hamerstrom & Blake, Romain et al., and Havera)
Birds
Anatidae: Anas americana (American Wigeon) [feeds on this plant in Illinois] Hv1999
Mammals
Cricetidae: Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) [the roots have major value as a food source] HB1939; Ursidae: Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) [roots found in scats 1% of the time in Ontario] ROA2013