Cattail

Typha angustifolia, T. latifolia

vegetable · root

Young shoots tasting of cucumber, green spikes cooked like corn on the cob, pollen as flour and a starchy rhizome.

Origin

Wetlands worldwide

Where to find it

In every marsh, pond and ditch; in Iraq, the Marsh Arabs make its pollen into a yellow sweet, “khirret”.

Season (United States)

April to July · grows in your region

Preparation

Only picked from clean water: it absorbs metals and pollutants from the water it grows in.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is one of the few wild plants of which almost every part is eaten, in every season.