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Other than the fact that both are monocots (they start life with a single cotyledon), there is little similarity, botanically, between cattails and grasses. In terms of habitat, cattails grow in wet areas near freshwater ponds and swamps, while most grasses prefer dryer ground.

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What eats cattail?

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