Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-633.41.01
Typha latifolia
English: Bulrush; Reedmace; Cattail; Cat-tail flag; Broad leaved cat tail; Marsh beetle; Punks; Corn dog grass; Cumbungi; Raupō.
DD: Lithium, Bromum.
Genus: ± 30 species.
Region: Northern Hemisphere.
Botany: wetland habitats.
Use: rhizomes are edible; starch grains on grinding stones suggests they were already eaten in Europe 30,000 years ago.