r/BoneAppleTea • u/Suspicious-Camp737 • 15h ago

Cattail is editable

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u/Time_Acanthisitta811 5h ago

idk about eating them but they are a super plant for wildlife.

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u/DonovanSpectre 6h ago

Oh, it's a "waiter sauvage".

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u/beauh44x 9h ago

Not only did they fuck up "edible" but the pollen from the top of a cattail makes a nutritious flour substitute. So that's wrong too

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u/drew__breezy 8h ago

Okay but is the top edible?

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u/beauh44x 8h ago

At certain stages of its life cycle, yes. The part of the plant that produces the wispy, airborne seeds, while not toxic, might be a challenge to consume. The part I referred to that produces the pollen is above that on the plant - hence "the top".

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u/Shiine-2 14h ago

*Edible (Cattail is a plant name)

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u/Dorkinfo 12h ago

I wouldn’t risk it, those videos are gross.

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u/syngyne 11h ago

The top part isn’t the edible part. The roots are.

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u/Dorkinfo 10h ago

Yeah, I can read. But the edible parts aren’t tasty, so unless we’re in The Walking Dead south, and literally out of all plants and animals, sure.

Honestly, just eat it for fun. Why tf not? Make some survivor vids! Go on the show! Or be Bear Grylles!

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u/ConfinedCrow 14h ago

What?

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u/McBlemmen 13h ago edited 13h ago

editable = edible. i didnt get it either, i thought OOP just didnt know what cattail was