Common cattail flower spike at Frame Lake, Yellowknife, NWT

The common cattail grows along the edges of lakes. It has been used as a traditional food, both the green flower spike (shown in this image), the core, the root and the seeds are all edible.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Sandy
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/7b23be96-2c49-4896-8ec8-d71d901cdc81
https://doi.org/10.7939/R37S7HV3G
Description
Summary:The common cattail grows along the edges of lakes. It has been used as a traditional food, both the green flower spike (shown in this image), the core, the root and the seeds are all edible.