The plant: Where I grew up in Connecticut, cattails edged ponds where I’d watch salamanders gliding just under the water’s surface. Each fall, along with dried corn stalks and burnt-orange pumpkins, ...

Cattails have been described as the grocery store of the wild because every part of the plant is edible. During the growing season, three of these parts -- shoots, flowers and pollen -- provide easily ...

The gardening season is rolling and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and ...

Claim to fame: Cattails are one of the best-known aquatic plants in Missouri and throughout much of North America. These tall, shallow-water plants with their familiar brown cylindrical seed-heads can ...

Marshes ringed with cattails provide entertaining viewing opportunities in spring, when redwing blackbirds, yellow-headed blackbirds, Canada geese, mallards and many other bird species are nesting ...