Continuing on the theme of my last post, here's another Fall trip we took in Northeastern Minnesota. This was in the Superior National Forest, in early October of last year.
The cattail is one of the most easily identifiable and recognized plants in North America, and also one of the most useful. Growing throughout the entire state of Minnesota, they are always easy to locate, usually forming dense growths around lake shores, ponds, and swampy areas. Let's take a look at some of the ways we can utilize this plant in the field.