cattail
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
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The common cattail is found in the Lower 48, as well as throughout southern Alaska and Canada.
13 edible plants you can still find in the winter | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | December 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOnly starving people tried to make food from cattail seeds and the inner bark of slippery elm and willow trees.
Shaman | Robert SheaPerched upon a swaying last year's cattail, Mr. Red-winged Blackbird shook his head in reply.
The Tale of Bobby Bobolink | Arthur Scott BaileyNests are placed on the ground surface, in cover of marsh grass, cattail, or sedge.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas | Richard F. JohnstonNests are placed within a few feet of water in cattail, rush, sedge, and willow.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas | Richard F. Johnston
The nativs of this neighbourhood eate the root of the cattail or Cooper's flag.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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