Typhaceae
18 edible species
Wetland plants including cattails with cylindrical brown seed heads and edible rhizomes.
Bur-reed, American bur-reed
Edible: Root, Stem
Branching bur-reed
Edible: Root, Stem
Bur reed
Edible: Root, Stem
Edible: Seeds, Leaf base, Roots
Giant bur reed
Edible: Leaf base, Roots, Tubers, Seeds
Bur-Reed
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Stem
Lesser bulrush, Narrow-leaved cattail
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Shoots, Vegetable, Flowers, Seeds
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Bullrush, Reedmace
Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Root, Flowers, Stems
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Bulrush, Cattail, Narrowleaf Cumbungi
Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Rhizome, Root, Pollen, Pith, Vegetable, Flowers
Elephant grass, Indian reed-mace
Edible: Rhizome, Leaves, Flowers, Pollen, Stems, Roots, Vegetable
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Bulrush, Greater reedmace
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Seeds, Root, Rhizome, Stems, Flowers, Pollen
Scented-flag, Graceful cattail
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Edible: Oil, Pollen, Root, Seeds
Bulrush, Broad-leaved Cumbungi
Edible: Leaves, Root, Pollen