Some Common Plants of Upper Newport Bay
Broad-leaved Cat-tail  (Typha latifolia)
Plant: Perennial herb that have erect, non-branched stems 3 to 7 1/2 feet tall.  Found at the edge of fresh water ponds and in marshes.  It has large air filled cells that provide oxygen to submerged portions of the plant. 
Plant: Big Canyon - 22-May-2002
Date: 9/14/2005