Cattail
Typha latifolia
About Cattail
Cattail (Typha latifolia) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Wound Healing, Burns, and Diarrhea. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Typha latifolia (broadleaf cattail, bulrush, common bulrush, common cattail, cat-o'-nine-tails, great reedmace, cooper's reed, cumbungi) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Typha. It is found as a native plant species in North and South America, Europe, Eurasia, and Africa. In Canada, broadleaf cattail occurs in all provinces and also in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, and in the United States, it is native to all states except Hawaii. It is an introduced and invasive...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist