Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.

Broadleaf Cattail

Ojibwa - Food, Unspecified

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

View all documented uses for Typha latifolia L.

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Scientific name: Typha latifolia L.
USDA symbol: TYLA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Broadleaf Cattail
Family: Typhaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Green flower boiled and used for food.

RECRD: 6067 id: 41297

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