Cattail (Typha) last year's overwintered blossoms

2015-5-10 Patuxent Research Refuge, Anne Arundel County, Laurel, MD
aka Reed Mace, Bull Rush, Black Paddy
http://www.nwplants.com/business/catalog/typ_lat.html
-it seems just about every part of the plant is edible
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ipnf/learning/?cid=fsm9_019149
-see various stages of similar T. latifolia
http://www.malag.aes.oregonstate.edu/wildflowers/species.php/id-22