29 Survival and Homesteading Uses for Cattail
The American cattail (Typha latifolia) is a plant often found growing densely in wetlands, and other marshy areas. It grows up to 10 feet tall, and consists of a root (or rhizome), stalk, grass-like leaves, and cylindrical flower head called a spike or catkin. All parts of the cattail – tuber, stalk, leaves, and catkin …
