These plants have many common names. They may be known in British English as bulrush, or reedmace, in American English as cattail,catninetail, punks, or corn dog grass, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as raupō. Other taxa of plants may be known as bulrush, including some sedges in Scirpus and related genera.
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great shot and here they are known as cat tails.
I noticed that they had lots of names 🙂
Beautifully captured.
Thanks 🙂 Cee!
I love this picture, great framing and use of negative space. Says me, the complete novice! 🙂
Thank yous so much, so nice of you to say that.
Whatever they’re called, they’re damned handsome plants !!! 🙂