Wld Cattail Or Bulrush, Typha, 6. Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Typha, or Wld Cattail or Bulrush, are common wetlands plants of the Northern Hemisphere. It is known the Europeans used it as a food source at least 30,000 years ago. Ancient peoples around the world have also used it, in fact still use it for everything from building materials; papers; building and clothing insulations and tinder for starting fires. It is so versatile, during WW2, even the US military used it.