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[[File:Mud_tongue.png|thumb|right|x200px|''Mud Tongue'' - Sebastian Romu © 2018]]
[[File:Mud_tongue.png|thumb|right|x200px|''Mud Tongue'' - Sebastian Romu © 2018]]
==Description==
=Description=
;Common Names:Mud Tongue
;Common Names:Mud Tongue
;Classification:Herbaceous, Flower
;Classification:Herbaceous, Flower
A common leafy plant of the [[Waejiran Plateau]] with a soft, velvety surface to its leaves, and pairs of whorled long petalled flowers on a reedy central stem. The mud tongue is so named for the mud-like taste of its leaves, which make an excellent bitter. The flowers see some use as a vasoconstrictor.
:A common leafy plant of the [[Waejiran Plateau]] with a soft, velvety surface to its leaves, and pairs of whorled long petalled flowers on a reedy central stem. The mud tongue is so named for the mud-like taste of its leaves, which make an excellent bitter. The flowers see some use as a vasoconstrictor.


==Ecology==
=Ecology=
;Rarity:Common
;Rarity:Common
;Distribution:Sub-tropical savanna
;Distribution:Sub-tropical savanna
;Life Cycle:Annual, flowering mid summer, to produce seeds dispersed by wind in early autumn.
;Life Cycle:Annual, flowering mid summer, to produce seeds dispersed by wind in early autumn.


==Uses==
=Uses=
;Cultivation:wild
;Cultivation:wild
;Culinary:bitter (leaves)
;Culinary:bitter (leaves)
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==Culture==
=Culture=
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==See Also==
=Stories=
 
=See Also=


[[Category:Flora]]
[[Category:Flora]]

Revision as of 19:53, 25 December 2019

Mud Tongue - Sebastian Romu © 2018

Description

Common Names
Mud Tongue
Classification
Herbaceous, Flower
A common leafy plant of the Waejiran Plateau with a soft, velvety surface to its leaves, and pairs of whorled long petalled flowers on a reedy central stem. The mud tongue is so named for the mud-like taste of its leaves, which make an excellent bitter. The flowers see some use as a vasoconstrictor.

Ecology

Rarity
Common
Distribution
Sub-tropical savanna
Life Cycle
Annual, flowering mid summer, to produce seeds dispersed by wind in early autumn.

Uses

Cultivation
wild
Culinary
bitter (leaves)
Medicinal
vasoconstrictor (flowers)
Other

Culture

Stories

See Also