蒲草是生长在淮阳的一种野生蔬菜，其假茎白嫩部分（即蒲菜）和地下匍匐茎尖端的幼嫩部分（即草芽）可以食用，味道清爽可口；老熟的匍匐茎和短缩茎可以煮食或作饲料；雄花花粉俗称“蒲黄”，具有药用和滋补功能。蒲草是重要的造纸和人造棉的原料，还可以用来编织蒲席、坐垫等生活用品。
      
    水生植物香蒲叶绿穗奇，常用于点缀园林水池、湖畔，构筑水景。全株是造纸的好原料。叶称蒲草可用于编织。茎、叶、花皆可入药。蒲棒可用以照明，雌花序上的毛称蒲绒，常可作枕絮。嫩芽称蒲菜，其味鲜美，可食用。


 

Huaiyang Cattail

    Cattail is a wild vegetable growing in Huaiyang, whose tender parts of cauloid and stolons eat refreshing and delicious, old parts cab be stewed or made into forage. Cattail is a treasure from head to root. For example, it can be used to decorate gardens, lakes or build waterscape; its stems, leaves and flowers all can be made into medicine; its spikes can light, cattail wool covering on female flowers can be used as pillow content; its male flowers is general called cattail pollen which has medical and nutritious functions. Cattail is an important material for making papers and staple rayon, and articles for daily use like cattail mats, cushions and so on.