Editing Typha (section)

===Paper===
''Typha'' stems and leaves can be used to make [[paper]]. It is strong with a heavy texture and it is hard to bleach, so it is not suitable for industrial production of graphical paper. In 1853, considerable amounts of cattail paper were produced in [[New York (state)|New York]], due to a shortage of raw materials.<ref>{{cite book|title=Making Aquatic Weeds Useful: Some Perspectives for Developing Countries.|year=1976|publisher=Books for Business|location=Ottawa: National Research Council.|isbn=978-0-89499-180-6|pages=101}}</ref> In 1948, French scientists tested methods for annual harvesting of the leaves. Because of the high cost, these methods were abandoned and no further research was done.<ref name=Morton/> Today ''Typha'' is used to make decorative paper.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jahan|first1=M. Sarwar|last2=Islam|first2=M. Khalidul|last3=Chowdhury|first3=D.A. Nasima|last4=Moeiz|first4=S.M. Iqbal|last5=Arman|first5=U.|date=October 2007|title=Pulping and papermaking properties of pati (Typha)|journal=Industrial Crops and Products|language=en|volume=26|issue=3|pages=259–264|doi=10.1016/j.indcrop.2007.03.014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bidin|first1=Nordiah|last2=Zakaria|first2=Muta Harah|last3=Bujang|first3=Japar Sidik|last4=Abdul Aziz|first4=Nur Aznadia|date=2015|title=Suitability of Aquatic Plant Fibers for Handmade Papermaking|journal=International Journal of Polymer Science|language=en|volume=2015|pages=1–9|doi=10.1155/2015/165868|issn=1687-9422|doi-access=free}}</ref>