Typhaceae Typha latifolia L.
Broadleaf Cattail
Apache, Mescalero - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 46
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Typha latifolia L.
Scientific name: Typha latifolia L.
USDA symbol: TYLA (
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Common names: Broadleaf Cattail
Family: Typhaceae
Family (APG): Typhaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Stem bases eaten raw or cooked with other foods in early spring.
RECRD: 45736 id: 41178