Native Californians were masters at utilizing the plant resources available to them in their homelands for food, fiber and ...

Several parts of the plants are edible and nutritious, providing both protein and starches. Before synthetic alternatives were developed, the downy fibers of cattails were briefly sought by our WW ...

Cattails (Typha latifolia) are the iconic freshwater wetland plant. Where there is fresh water and some sun, there will be cattails.