Cattail shoots are aquatic herbaceous plants of the family of Bombacaceae, a kind of perennial plant of the family of Amanita phalloides, which grows at a moderate temperature of between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius, and is a shallow aquatic water plant, with an optimal water level of 20 to 40 centimeters, which requires a lot of water during the growth period, and grows in the winter and the spring, and so is also known as the winter bamboo shoots and the spring bamboo shoots. Cattail shoots are distributed in South China, Central China, Southwest China, etc., with the most in the southern water towns. The plant is 140-180 centimeters tall, and its leaves are strap-shaped, 100-130 centimeters long and 1.2-1.5 centimeters wide, with a bud in the axil of each leaf, and its leaves are green, and the blade is narrow and sword-shaped.

Types of cattail shoots

The cattail shoots are aquatic herbaceous plants of the family of Aromaticaceae, which are mostly distributed in South China, Central China, Southwest China, etc. It is a perennial plant of the family of Tennessee, Aromaticaceae. Zhejiang, Sichuan, Hunan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hebei, Yunnan, Shanxi and other places are distributed to the southern water town most.

Properties of cattail shoots

Cattail shoots are plants in the family of Amanita muscaria, its growth temperature is between 15 to 30 ℃, is a shallow aquatic plants, its optimal water level of 20 to 40 centimeters, can withstand a water depth of 70 to 80 centimeters, need a lot of water during the growth of the overwintering dormant period to keep only shallow water, in the winter, the growth of the spring, so it is also known as the winter bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots.

What does a bushy shoot look like

The bushy shoot plant is 140-180 centimeters tall, and its leaves are banded, 100-130 centimeters long and 1.2-1.5 centimeters wide, with a bud in the axil of each leaf, and it has high requirements for the environment and grows only on the banks of the Liaohe River where the environment is beautiful and the water is clear.

Shape: The female and male inflorescences of bushy shoots are closely connected, the female inflorescences are 8-12 centimeters long and 1.7-1.9 centimeters thick, the rhizomes are 20-25 centimeters long and 0.9-1.3 centimeters thick, with full centers, and all of its young stems are white.

Leaves: The cattail shoot is a perennial aquatic hosta, the plant is tall and bushy, it has green leaves which are narrow and sword-shaped.

Bamboo Shoots Role and Value

Bamboo Shoots are cool in nature and should not be consumed in excess by those with weak spleen and stomach, it is good for thirst, mouth sores, hot diarrhea, gonorrhea, leucorrhea, edema, scrofula, and laborious fever in pregnant women.

Bamboo shoots also have the effect of clearing heat and cooling the blood, diuresis and swelling, can also be used for frying, choking, burning, steak, etc., but also can be made into soup, stuffing, light flavor, refreshing.