| English | broadleaf cattail | | | 1 | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| English | bulrush | | | 1 | Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). |
| English | common cattail | | | 1 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| English | Cooper's-reed | | | 1 | Morton, J. F. 1975. Cattails (Typha spp.) - weed problem or potential crop? Econ. Bot. 29:9. |
| English | giant reed-mace | | | 1 | Morton, J. F. 1975. Cattails (Typha spp.) - weed problem or potential crop? Econ. Bot. 29:9. |
| English | great cattail | | | 1 | Morton, J. F. 1975. Cattails (Typha spp.) - weed problem or potential crop? Econ. Bot. 29:9. |
| English | soft-flag | | | 1 | Morton, J. F. 1975. Cattails (Typha spp.) - weed problem or potential crop? Econ. Bot. 29:9. |
| English (Canada) | cattail | | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name | 2 | Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 16. |
| French | roseau des étangs | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French (Canada) | quenouille à feuilles larges | | Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel | 2 | Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 16. |
| Portuguese | tabua-larga | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | espadaña común | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | piriope | | | 2 | Spichiger, R., ed. 1985-. Flora del Paraguay. |
| Spanish | totora | | | 2 | Spichiger, R., ed. 1985-. Flora del Paraguay. |
| Spanish | tule espidilla | | | 2 | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| Swedish | bredkaveldun | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |