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[[File:Club_root.png|thumb|right|200x|''Club Root'' - Pen and Ink (C) Sebastian Romu, 2018]]
[[File:Club_root.png|thumb|right|200x|''Club Root'' - Sebastian Romu © 2018]]
==Description==
==Description==
;Common Names:Club Root
;Common Names:Club Root

Revision as of 04:57, 5 February 2019

Club Root - Sebastian Romu © 2018

Description

Common Names
Club Root
Classification
Herbaceous, Flower

This tall grassland plant has a long taproot that forms a bulb at the deepest point. Club Root blooms every three years, and its flowers form a meter long spike of yellow, orange, or peach colour. The flowers are useful in treating spasms and seizures, as well as being a fever reducer, and aid against swelling. The core of the floral spike is mildly hypnotic, and works to constrict blood vessels.

Ecology

Rarity
Rare
Distribution
Sub-tropical to sub-arctic, arid hills, grasslands, deserts, or scrub lands.
Life Cycle
Tri-annual, producing tall spike of flowers which produce seeds with flat wings, allowing for wind dispersal.

Uses

Cultivation
wild
Culinary
The roots are edible, but lack any agreeable flavour.
Medicinal
antiphlogistic (flowers), antispasmodic (flowers), aperient (flowers), hypnotic (core), vasoconstrictor (core)
Other

Culture

See Also