Cattail

Not to be confused with Tall Cattail.

Cattails are plants that generate in Swamplands, Patchy Islands, and Coarse Islands biomes. They can also be sprouted from Swamp Grass using Ground Dried Swamp Reed, and can be grown from Root Pods.

Coloration[]

The stems of Cattails take on different grass colors depending on what biome they are in. The grass color is:

#6BC44E in Coarse Islands, Raised Isles, and Swamplands Clearing biomes
#E5F745 in Deep Waters biomes
#627017 in Marsh biomes
#1FC66D to #1FC63D in Patchy Islands biomes
#5B3522 in Sludge Plains and Sludge Plains Clearing biomes
#2AFF00 to #50A040 in Swamplands biomes

Collection[]

Cattails must be harvested with Syrmorite Shears to be collected. When harvested with a Sickle, they instead drop a Cattail Head, which can then be ground into Ground Cattail.

Growing[]

Cattails will grow to adjacent plant-supporting blocks when on top of composted Dug Swamp Dirt, Dug Swamp Grass, Dug Purified Swamp Dirt, or Dug Purified Swamp Grass. However, their growth will halt if the composted block they are growing on becomes decayed, or if its compost is depleted after enough harvests.

Potting[]

Cattails can be placed decoratively inside of Mud Brick Flower Pots with a right-click. They can then be taken out by right-clicking the pot again.

Compostability[]

Cattails have a compost process time of 6 minutes and 40 seconds and a compost amount of 5. Visit the Compost page for more information regarding the composting mechanic.

Events[]

Placed Cattails will take on alternative textures during the Spook and Winter seasonal events.

Grinding Uses[]

Result	Ingredients	Recipe
Ground Cattail	Cattail Head + Pestle (1 use)

Advancements[]

Advancement	In-game Description	Parent	Actual Requirements	ID
Flower Power	Grow some flowers on your farm	Mr. Compost	Place any of these plants or fungi on composted and undecayed Dug Swamp Dirt, Dug Swamp Grass, Dug Purified Swamp Dirt, or Dug Purified Swamp Grass	farmer /flower_power
I'm a Druid	Harvest ingredients using your Sickle	Herbalist	Break any of these plants, fungi, or corals with a Sickle	herbalist /im_a_druid

History[]

Release 3.3.0:
- Now has biome coloration.
- Added Advancements.
Alpha 3.1.0: Now has an alternative texture for the Winter event.
Beta 2.0.0: Can now be grown and farmed with composted blocks.
Beta 1.0.0: Introduced.

The Betweenlands Blocks
Plants, Fungi, and Corals	Algae • Arrow Arum • Black Hat Mushroom • Bladderwort • Blue Eyed Grass • Blue Iris • Bog Bean • Boneset • Bottlebrush Grass • Broomsedge • Bulb-Capped Mushroom (Cap • Stalk) • Button Bush • Cardinal Flower • Cattail (Tall) • Cave Grass • Copper Iris • Cryptweed • Dead Grass • Dead Weedwood Bush • Deep Water Coral • Edge Plants (Leaf • Moss • Shrooms) • Flathead Mushroom • Golden Club • Hanger • Leaves (Fallen • Hearthgrove • Nibbletwig • Rubber Tree • Sap Tree • Spirit Tree • Weedwood) • Lichen • Logs (Hearthgrove • Hollow • Nibbletwig • Rubber Tree • Sap Tree • Spirit Tree • Weedwood) • Marsh Hibiscus • Marsh Mallow • Marsh Marigold • Milkweed • Mire Coral • Moss (Cave) • Nesting Block • Nettle • Pale Grass • Peat (Smoldering) • Phragmites • Pickerel Weed • Pitcher Plant • Poison Ivy • Portal Frame • Root (Giant) • Root Pod • Rotbulb • Rotten Bark (Spreading) • Saplings (Hearthgrove • Nibbletwig • Rubber Tree • Sap Tree • Spirit Tree • Weedwood) • Shelf Fungus • Shoots • Sludgecreep (Tall) • Soft Rush • String Roots • Sundew • Swamp Grass • Swamp Kelp • Swamp Plant • Swamp Reed • Swamp Tallgrass (Double) • Thorns • Venus Fly Trap • Volarpad • Water Weeds • Weedwood • Weedwood Bush • Weeping Blue
Crops	Aspectrus Plant • Barnacle Cluster • Infested Weedwood Bush • White Pear Plant • Yellow Dotted Fungus
Minerals	Betweenlands Bedrock • Betweenstone (Pebble) • Cragrock (Mossy Bottom • Mossy Top) • Dentrothysts (Green • Orange) • Life Crystal Stalactite • Limestone • Middle Gem Ores (Aqua • Crimson • Green) • Mud (Compacted) • Octine Ore • Pitstone • Scabyst Ore • Silt • Slimy Bone Ore • Sludgy Dirt (Spreading) • Solid Tar • Stalactite • Sulfur Ore • Syrmorite Ore • Swamp Dirt (Coarse) • Valonite Ore
Liquids	Puddle • Rubber • Stagnant Water • Swamp Water • Tar
Manufactured	Amate Paper Panes (Connected • Rounded • Squared) • Ancient Remnant Block • Betweenstone Bricks (Cracked • Mossy) • Betweenstone Pillar • Betweenstone Tiles (Cracked • Mossy) • Block of Compost • Block of Octine • Block of Pearls • Block of Scabyst • Block of Sulfur • Block of Syrmorite • Block of Valonite • Carved Mud Bricks (Edge • Sludgy • Sludgy Edge) • Chiseled Betweenstone • Chiseled Cragrock (Cracked • Mossy) • Chiseled Limestone • Chiseled Pitstone • Chiseled Scabyst • Cragrock Bricks (Cracked • Mossy) • Cragrock Pillar • Cragrock Tiles (Cracked • Mossy) • Damp Torch • Deep Water Coral Block • Fences • Filtered Silt • Lattice (Fine) • Limestone Bricks (Cracked • Mossy) • Limestone Pillar • Limestone Tiles • Middle Gem Blocks (Aqua • Crimson • Green) • Mire Coral Block • Mud Bricks (Sludgy) • Mud Brick Shingles (Dyed) • Mud Tiles (Cracked) • Pitstone Bricks • Pitstone Pillar • Pitstone Tiles • Planks (Giant Root (Treated) • Hearthgrove (Treated) • Nibbletwig (Treated) • Rotten (Treated) • Rubber Tree (Treated) • Weedwood (Treated)) • Polished Dentrothysts (Green • Green Pane • Orange • Orange Pane) • Polished Limestone • Purified Swamp Dirt • Reed Mat (Dyed) • Rubber Block • Samite (Canvas Panel) • Scabyst Bricks • Scabyst Lined Pitstone • Silt Glass (Filtered (Dyed • Pane) • Pane) • Slabs • Slimy Bone Block • Slopes • Smooth Betweenstone (Mossy) • Smooth Cragrock • Smooth Pitstone • Stairs • Thatch • Walls • Weedwood Chip Path • Weedwood Walkway • Worm Pillar (Cap • Sludgy (Cap))
Utility	Alembic • Animator • Aspect Vials • Barrels (Syrmorite • Weedwood) • Buttons • Censer • Climbing Rope • Compost Bin • Crab Pot (Filter) • Dark Druid Altar • Dentrothyst Vials • Doors • Dug Swamp Dirt (Purified) • Dug Swamp Grass (Purified) • Fence Gates • Fish Trimming Table • Fishing Tackle Box • Gecko Cage • Glowing Goop • Grub Hub • Infuser • Item Shelf • Lanterns (Amate Paper (Blank • Checkered • Framed) • Silt Glass) • Menhir • Mortar • Moss Bed • Moth House • Mud Brick Flower Pot (with Candle) • Pressure Plates • Purifier • Repeller • Rubber Taps (Syrmorite • Weedwood) • Silt Glass Jar (Filtered) • Simulacra (Deepman • Lake Cavern • Rootman) • Smoking Rack • Steeping Pot • Sulfur Furnace (Dual) • Sulfur Torch (Extinguished) • Syrmorite Hopper • Trapdoors • Water Filter • Weedwood Chest • Weedwood Crafting Table • Weedwood Jukebox • Weedwood Ladder • Weedwood Lever • Weedwood Sign • Wind Chime
Generated	Angry Betweenstone • Bauble • Beam Lens (Support) • Beam Origin • Beam Passage • Black Ice • Brazier • Broken Mud Tiles • Carved Rotten Bark • Decayed Mud Tiles (Cracked) • Dungeon Alcove • Dungeon Door (Crypt • Mimic) • Dungeon Door Code • Energy Barrier • Glowing Betweenstone Tile • Glowing Smooth Cragrock • Item Cage • Mirages (Betweenstone Bricks • Compacted Mud) • Monster Spawner (Tar Beast) • Offering Table • Possessed Block • Pot of Chance (Mud] • Tar) • Present • Puffshroom • Rotten Support Beam • Rune Stone • Runged Mud Bricks • Sludge • Snow • Spike Traps (Mud Brick • Mud Tiles • Polished Limestone) • Urn of Chance • Wall Candle • Weak Blocks (Betweenstone Tiles • Mossy Betweenstone Tiles • Polished Limestone) • Wisp
Unimplemented	Circle Bricks (Bronze • Gold • Silver) • Corrupt Betweenstone • Dungeon Tile • Dungeon Wall • Slimy Dirt • Slimy Grass • Temple Bricks (Bloody • Chiseled • Cracked • Mossy • Smooth) • Temple Pillar • Totem Block