vegetable-producing plant, most parts cattail plant Typha is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family *Typhaceae*. These plants have many common names. They may be known in British English as bulrush, or reedmace, in American English as cattail, punks, or corn dog grass, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as raupõ. The rhizomes are edible. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha] bulrush corn dog grass cumbungi punks typha spp. requires discussion