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These reeds growing along the banks of Saguaro Lake, under a moody, stormy winter sky, in the Arizona desert serve many purposes. They help to stabilize soil and prevent erosion in the shallow waters around the shoreline of the lake. They help to filter pollutants from the water. They also provide habitat and food for many fish, birds, mammals and insects.

These reeds, widespread throughout wetlands and marshes across the United States have been an important resource for indigenous peoples in North America for thousands of years. Almost every part of the cattail plant is useful for either food, medicine or for materials for crafting and construction.

Food: The cattail plant is a valuable source of food for Indigenous peoples. The young shoots of the plant can be eaten raw or cooked and taste similar to asparagus. The yellow pollen found on the mature male flowers can be collected and used as a flour substitute. The rootstocks or rhizomes of the cattail plant are starchy...

Bonny Puckett is an award winning photographer and artist based out of Fountain Hills, Arizona. She specializes in travel, landscape, nature and wildlife photography and art and offers collectors her own unique view of the world we live in. Visit her website at photoartbybonny.com to see her complete portfolio, sign up for her email list to receive updates on new works and upcoming exhibitions, and direct message for originals and commissions.