Most commonly known as 'Bulrush', the species Typha latifoli is officially called Great Reedmace (or sometimes Greater Reedmace). This iconic plant of freshwater margins, such as rivers, ponds, lakes and canals, towers above other wetland plants, with its long leaves and tall stems.

From June to August, Great Reedmace' distinctive sausage-like flower heads appear, making the plant easily recognisable to even the less botanically knowledgeable.

However, the plant endures all through the winter, often dying back to a brownish hue as opposed to the verdant colour it has through spring and summer. Interestingly, Common Club-rush is also referred to as 'Bulrush' but it's Great Reedmace that represents the archetypal image of Bulrushes that most people think of.