Near/under water
Katniss is actually an aquatic plant that is also called Saggitaria. The seeds in the center of the flower of the plant are shaped like arrowheads. The plant gets its name from the Zodiac constellation Sagitarrius - or, "The Archer."
Yes, there is really a plant called the katniss.
District 12 is in Appalachia (where exactly is never stated; it's somewhere with coal though).
Katniss is A) the main character B) A plant
Katniss root which is a plant that grows underwater
Katniss was named after the katniss roots that grow in streams at the meadow close to District 12.
In real life, there is no such thing. In the books, a katniss plant is an aquatic plant that grows around District 12.
The 30 varieties of katniss grow spring to fall, but thrive in summer, and the edible fibers are harvestible by mid-summer.
A plant root, or the main protagonist in the Hunger Games series.
An edible plant.
District 12
In the first book Katniss' Father tells her "You can survive as long as you can find your self." He was talking about the plant but it has a deeper meaning. It is saying once Katniss found herself (The Mockingjay) she defeated the Capitol, thus in a way "surviving."