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The incredible cattail - The super Wal-Mart of the swamp - Article by Kevin F. Duffy from Issue #43 ... In just about any survival situation, whether self-imposed or not, one of the first plants I look for is the cattail. As a food plant, cattails are outstanding and offer a variety of food products according to the season.
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www.backwoodshome.com/articles/duffyk43.html
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･ 1 Gather seeds from cattail flowers when they burst open in late spring or early summer. The seeds are... ･ 2 Fill small cardboard boxes or other porous containers with sand and water the sand well. Cardboard... ･ 3 Place the seeds on top...
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･ 1 Select a spot that is moist year round, but not under water or affected by flooding. ･ 2 In late summer, clean the seed bed by removing all vegetation. Pull weeds and plants by hand. Do not... ･ 3 In early fall, broadcast sow your clean...
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One of the most interesting aspects about cattails is how humans have used this plant through the centuries. To quote an early advocate of natural foods, ‘many parts are edible’. In spring the rootstocks and rhizomes were an important food source for native peoples when other food was scarce.
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www.ecy.wa.gov/Programs/wq/plants/native/cattail.html
www.ecy.wa.gov/Programs/wq/plants/native/cattail.html
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People sometimes plant cattails along the shores of water to prevent ... All parts of the cattail plant are edible. American Indians prepared the different parts in many ways. The leaves of Common Cattail are used to weave baskets, chair seats, and mats.
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www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_cattail.htm
www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_cattail.htm
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Cattails are always found in or near water, in marshes, ponds, lakes and depressions. They are obligate wetland indicator plant species. Cattails tolerate perennial flooding, reduced soil conditions and moderate salinity.
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www.gardenguides.com/taxonomy/broadleaf-cattail-typha-l...
www.gardenguides.com/taxonomy/broadleaf-cattail-typha-latifolia/
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Scientific Name: Typha spp. ... There are 4 species of this genus in the U.S. including the hybrid x glauca Godron (between T. angustifolia L. and T. latifolia L). The following table will aid in identification of species. ... Plants grow erect and are perennial herbs with rhizomes. The leaves are long-linear, glabrous,
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el.erdc.usace.army.mil/emrrp/emris/emrishelp3/plant_information_cattails_pac.htm
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Pond Plant, Template ... - Plant, Hardy, Bog, Cattails, Variegated-; Close this window to return to the page you came from.
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www.pondkoi.com/plant_pop/HBP-106.htm
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Cattails are a common plant in many Ohio ponds. They are best described as having long, slender, grass-like stalks that can grow up to 10 feet in height (Figure 1). In late summer and fall, they form the brown seed heads that so many of us associate with cattails.
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