These are cattails,there just fairly common water reeds,and there not edible,but don’t u think they otter be,they got,stalks and these groupings of...highly compressed seedlings,that expand rapidly on impact,so there not that good for eating......but even so....ME WANT BITE! ME WANT PLANT CORNDOG DELIGHT! ME WANT DEEP FRIED! ME THINK WATER TWINKIE NICE!-Len