Typhaceae
18 species
Wetland plants including cattails with cylindrical brown seed heads and edible rhizomes.
Sparganium americanum
Bur-reed, American bur-reed
Edible: Root, Stem
Sparganium androcladum
Branching bur-reed
Edible: Root, Stem
Sparganium erectum
Bur reed
Edible: Root, Stem
Sparganium erectum subsp. stoloniferum
Edible: Seeds, Leaf base, Roots
Sparganium eurycarpum
Giant bur reed
Edible: Leaf base, Roots, Tubers, Seeds
Sparganium longifolium
Bur-Reed
Edible: Seeds
Sparganium stoloniferum
Edible: Stem
Typha angustifolia
Lesser bulrush, Narrow-leaved cattail
Edible: Rhizome, Root, Shoots, Vegetable, Flowers, Seeds
Typha bungeana
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Typha capensis
Bullrush, Reedmace
Edible: Shoots, Rhizomes, Root, Flowers, Stems
Typha davidiana
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Typha domingensis
Bulrush, Cattail, Narrowleaf Cumbungi
Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Rhizome, Root, Pollen, Pith, Vegetable, Flowers
Typha elephantina
Elephant grass, Indian reed-mace
Edible: Rhizome, Leaves, Flowers, Pollen, Stems, Roots, Vegetable
Typha glauca
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Typha latifolia
Bulrush, Greater reedmace
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Seeds, Root, Rhizome, Stems, Flowers, Pollen
Typha laxmannii
Scented-flag, Graceful cattail
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Pollen, Root, Seeds, Stem
Typha minima
Edible: Oil, Pollen, Root, Seeds
Typha orientalis
Bulrush, Broad-leaved Cumbungi
Edible: Leaves, Root, Pollen