Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.
Broadleaf Cattail
Ojibwa - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2226
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Typha latifolia L.
Scientific name: Typha latifolia L.
USDA symbol: TYLA (
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Common names: Broadleaf Cattail
Family: Typhaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Green flower dried and used for food.
RECRD: 6068 id: 41295