Common Cattail or Bullrush ..... (Typha latifolia)
Typhaceae
 The Common Cattail .... A Very Versatile
Plant
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The Common Cattail is found in wetlands, along roads,
lakes and is probably one of the most recognized of plants and is
found world wide. It is home to the Red-winged Blackbird,
provides shelter for fish, and sustenance for Muskrats. Parts of the
plant are edible and it's soft down serves as liners for birds
nests. First Nations Peoples used the Rhizomes (root) as a vegetable or
dried them and ground them into a flour. Young stems were eaten
raw or cooked and the immature fruiting spikes were roasted and
eaten like corn. Its leaves were woven into mats, and baskets.
Today the plant serves as a element in the natural treatment of
water.
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