Toxic Look a Likes - Cattail

In this video we discuss the toxic look a like to the cattail. That's right the cattail has a toxic look a like! The Iris looks similar but only by looking closely when we're out can we distinguish them. The flowers is one way but what if there are no flowers? Could you tell them apart? When you're out in early spring and trying to gather some cattails, make sure you have the right plant.
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[@tacrewgirl]

Helpful video. The first thing I do when looking to forage and evaluate all of the toxic lookalikes.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Very smart thing to do!

[@Humble-Daniel]

Nice video, cattail is such a good staple food. You can use the starches from it as a nice binder to make wild bread.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Absolutely, the roots make a good source of starch, and the flower spikes that are releasing pollen are also good to use for flour too. Appreciate you so much Daniel!

[@KendrickMan]

Welp, decided a while ago this looked like a useful channel, so I subbed. Time to start from the oldest video, and do what I do. Always great finding new foraging channels XD

[@soverealma]

Thanks for sharing, very helpful.

[@Plagueofthedead_]

Thank You for showing all of us this.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

You're very welcome Robert!

[@Silver.Forest]

Thank you thank you thank you You are very thorough This is exactly what I was looking for.

[@MzCAGOMEA]

Thank you. I've watched 8 videos and this was the best

[@wolfano8132]

thank you :D was doing completly something else and suddently asked myself from no where what was the difference betwen these two plants.. was fast to find, thanks! :D :') now i can go back to my work.. :')

[@saundracobbin7719]

Wait...that flower looks like a lilac lillie WE HAVE ANOTHER LOOK ALIKE but I think the only way to tell apart from these two flowers height and smell uwu

[@wayneandrews1278]

Great video ty

[@newNILRULEisgreat.2504]

Thanks

[@dakota9955]

Was a beautiful cannabis plant growing at the end with cattails! Cannabis is the best medicinal herb you can find

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

Lol what?? No it wasn't cannabis. This video was filmed in an area I frequent a lot during my years and trust me, there's no cannabis growing there. I will agree that it is a pretty good medicine though!

[@darthvader5300]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHK7pn-OptB5p6M Toxic Look a Likes - Cattail Published on Jun 13, 2015 In this video we discuss the toxic look a like to the cattail. That's right the cattail has a toxic look a like! The Iris looks similar but only by looking closely when we're out can we distinguish them. The flowers is one way but what if there are no flowers? Could you tell them apart? When you're out in early spring and trying to gather some cattails, make sure you have the right plant.

[@sd.sophie6337]

This is cool

[@discobikerAndRosie]

I have never mistaken cattail for something else. Hmm. Didn't know there was a look alike.

[@kmnremtp]

Is flowering iris the same as calamus???? Page 50 of stalking the wild asparagus talks about edibility??? Can you clarify for me?

[@NP7_16]

Thanks nearly mistaken one for a cattail ill keep looking for that delitious vegetable tho

[@norahinman9637]

I ate a cat tail and I was scared thanks u saved ne

[@b.freddyhu5864]

And cattails produce a jelly inbetween the first two leaves.

[@TheLostOne172]

What about yucca plant?

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

It doesn't grow in the same type of habitat nor is it toxic that's why I didn't cover it, plus this was my very first video on this channel so it wasn't the best. Thanks for asking!

[@TheLostOne172]

Trillium: Wild Edibles I have yuccas in my yard. Not sure what type as I don't remember its flowers and size before it got ran over. But it is evergreen and was aperently a diameter of about 3 feet with white flowers but didn't grow up like a vine.

[@TrilliumWildEdibles]

We have a few species of Yucca here in my state but they are in areas I can't harvest them due to laws, however I'd like to do a video on them in the future. Quick question about the Yuccas. Were the white flowers growing on a stalk? If they were, was the stalk wood like in the winter? There are two species of yucca I know of. One is known as Soapweed or Yucca glauca by its scientific name. The other species is known as Adam's Needle or Yucca filamentosa by its scientific name. If you have the Peterson guide to medicinal plants of eastern United States they are listed on pages 25 and 26. If not you can type in the scientific names listed and find plenty of resources that could be of help. Also those two species produce white flowers on a wood like stalk. Hope this helps some and I apologize for not having a video on Yuccas yet.

[@TheLostOne172]

Trillium: Wild Edibles I can't remember last time it flowered was like 6-8 years ago. Also I'm not sure if its native as from my resurch yuccas don't seem to live in mass I haven't even seen the flowers just the plant but I showed a picture of yucca flowers to my mom who's seen the flowers and she said they were identical.