@randomdaisy dear herbologist what the fok is this corn dog plant
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OH MY GOODNESS I SAW THIS ON TWITTER AND I WAS LIKE \u201cOH NO\u2026. DUDE\u2026 DUDE NO\u201d\n
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\nthis plant is, in fact, a cattail (Typha genus, probably either Typha latifolia or Typha angustifolia). what\u2019s ironic about this person\u2019s encounter is that almost every single part of the cattail is edible\u2013 the rhizomes are starchy and, although tough, can be made into a nutritious flour; the stems can be peeled and used like asparagus; the pollen can be gathered and used to extend or supplement flour; and even the green flower spikes can be boiled and eaten like corn-on-the-cob, so this person sort of had the right idea.\n
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\nthe thing is, what this person has in their photo is a BROWN flower spike, meaning that it\u2019s starting to go to seed and is probably a tasteless mouthful of either fiber or fluff. regardless of whether the post is a joke or serious, out of all the edible parts of the cattail, op managed to pick one of the ONLY parts of the plant that isn\u2019t. and i still can\u2019t get over that.
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As a side note, rubbing that part of the plant makes an absolutely ridiculous amount of fluff come out (which is how it disperses the seeds). I highly recommend it but it\u2019s probably best to do that when no one else is around
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are you saying i can jack off this plant and it will nut
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