What a great observation It's fascinating how a plant can have so many different names depending on where you are.
I looked it up and "punk" is a name used in some parts of the United States and Canada for cattails Do you know what makes them look like that when they are dry.
We called them cattails growing up. My mom would cut some and bring them into the house for decoration. But, she always sprayed them with hairspray first so they wouldn't get fuzzy.
The latin name (I think) is Thypa latifolia. They are beautiful, but they spread a lot.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting.
ReplyDeleteI have always called them cattails.
ReplyDeleteTake care, Happy Friday! Have a great weekend.
Kaveldun in Swedish.
ReplyDeleteHave never heard them called punks, Bill.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo, Bill!
ReplyDeleteIf a rose by any other name… then a cat-tail is still what it is!
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ReplyDeleteThey become beautiful if you dry them and dip them in oil
...punks is new to me.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I haven't seen those in a while. Great Friday photo!
ReplyDeleteSame here - never heard of cats tails.
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Punks is an interesting name. I will think of that name every day I visit the salt marsh now.
ReplyDeleteNever heard them called punks. They are taking over the ponds at our Nature Park.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great observation It's fascinating how a plant can have so many different names depending on where you are.
ReplyDeleteI looked it up and "punk" is a name used in some parts of the United States and Canada for cattails Do you know what makes them look like that when they are dry.
We call them cat tails here.
ReplyDeleteCat tails here too, Bill.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen those here...
ReplyDeletePunks?
ReplyDeleteWe call them hippies! :)
I've never heard them called punks. We have them growing in the shallow end of our pond and call them cattails. :)
ReplyDeleteI've heard both names but we call them punks too.
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What about Rohrkolben? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI've never heard them called punks!
ReplyDeleteGreat photograph.
All the best Jan
I have never heard them called punks either.
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ReplyDeleteWe introduced our two year old grandson to cattails recently. Understandably, he conflated them with his family cat and had a lot of questions, ha.
ReplyDeleteWe called them cattails growing up. My mom would cut some and bring them into the house for decoration. But, she always sprayed them with hairspray first so they wouldn't get fuzzy.
ReplyDeleteLinda foto. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteI was confused by both ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood for decor!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I don't know what we call them, but they do look ok dried in a vase.
ReplyDeleteI see them a lot but didn't know the name :-D
ReplyDeleteThey've grown well.
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