Cat-Tails
Peaches and Seba were out for a walk with one of their favorite humans (Mary-Lou), when they saw this precious kodak moment. How beautiful the way the fir tree is reflected in the water. And check out the cat-tails – a common plant in the wetlands. This is near St. Albert Place and the Sturgeon River. Cat-tails are also referred to as: bulrush, bullrush, or corndog grass. These types of plants are wind-pollinated and they LOVE mud ground – in fact, the mud is vital to their survival.
DID YOU KNOW? Legend has it that in the old days, cat-tails were used as insulation. They were built into the walls of the house and barn. People would also sew two blankets together, stuff them with cattail down, and cross stitch it to keep it in place. At the end of the season, they would cut the blankets open, sew the seed in the marshes and bogs, and reseed them for the next year. That is one awesome recycle story.
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Cat tails are also one of the most edible wild plants too and from the root to much of the inner stem, its a very sweet starch like vegetables similar to potato taste. The seed in early spring can actually produce more flour per acre than almost any grain crop too. If you are pulling young cat tails and eating them raw, just watch out for the big long worms that can sometimes can be found living inside them. Once I find one of those, I’m done eating!
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November 15th, 2009 at 11:19 am