🌿 Cattail: The Aquatic Plant That Adorns the Banks of the Sella River
The cattail (Typha latifolia) is a perennial, rhizomatous plant commonly found along the banks of the Sella River, especially in slow-flowing areas, meanders, and adjacent ponds. Although its origins lie in subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, it has found an ideal habitat in the Sella basin thanks to the constant humidity and high water quality.
This aquatic species can reach between 1.5 and 3 meters in height, notable for its long, green, lance-shaped leaves that sprout from the underground rhizome in spring. It blooms from May to August, producing its characteristic brown, cylindrical inflorescences that are easily visible along the riverbanks or in marshy areas.
After flowering, the male flowers wither away, leaving only the female structure, which, once mature, releases seeds dispersed by wind and water.
Cattails grow both on soil and submerged up to 80 cm deep, and they are commonly seen in ponds, lagoons, and the banks of fresh or slightly brackish water along the Sella’s course, from Cangas de Onís to Ribadesella.
tag: river sella flora – bulrush
