Plant Description:

• Frequently seen marsh plants growing up to 3 m tall
• Young flower spikes (which resemble corn-dogs) can be eaten
• Pollen can be mixed with flour for making muffins, biscuits, pancakes
• Female flowers can be cooked and eaten like corn on the cob
• Caution - cattails can be mistaken for poisonous irises
• Found at Stops 3, 6 and 12

 

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-Sourced from Budd's Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1979 and
Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland, 1995.
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