Typha's a genus of about eleven species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the monogeneric family, Typhaceae. The genus has a largely Northern Hemisphere distribution, but's essentially cosmopolitan, being found in a variety of wetland habitats. These plants are known in British English as bulrush, bullrush or reedmace, and in American English as cattail, punks, or corndog grass. Typha shouldn't be confused with other plants known as bulrush, such as those of the genus Scirpus. Cattails ar… (More on Typha)