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[[File:Beak_reed.png|thumb|right|200x|''Beak Reed'' - Sebastian Romu © 2018]] | [[File:Beak_reed.png|thumb|right|200x|''Beak Reed'' - Sebastian Romu © 2018]] | ||
=Description= | |||
;Common Names:Beak Reed | ;Common Names:Beak Reed | ||
;Classification:Herbaceous, Reed | ;Classification:Herbaceous, Reed | ||
This tall water reed is named for the appearance of its twined leaves branching from the main stem. They form a structure resembling an open beak. The long stalks are used as a weaving material for a variety of goods, and are an excellent source of cordage fibres. Beak Reed is a useful febrifuge and | :This tall water reed is named for the appearance of its twined leaves branching from the main stem. They form a structure resembling an open beak. The long stalks are used as a weaving material for a variety of goods, and are an excellent source of cordage fibres. Beak Reed is a useful febrifuge and anti-emetic. The medicinal uses of this plant derive from the inner pulp of the root bulb near the base of the stalk. | ||
=Ecology= | |||
;Rarity:Common | ;Rarity:Common | ||
;Distribution:Beak Reed is found throughout bogs, marshes, and coastal estuaries of [[Anexea]] at all latitudes. | ;Distribution:Beak Reed is found throughout bogs, marshes, and coastal estuaries of [[Anexea]] at all latitudes. | ||
;Life Cycle:<!--Life cycle, depredation--> | ;Life Cycle:<!--Life cycle, depredation--> | ||
=Uses= | |||
;Cultivation:wild | ;Cultivation:wild | ||
;Culinary:none | ;Culinary:none | ||
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;Other:weaving (stalks), cordage (stalks and leaves) | ;Other:weaving (stalks), cordage (stalks and leaves) | ||
=Culture= | |||
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==See Also | =Stories= | ||
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[[Category:Flora]] | [[Category:Flora]] | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 25 December 2019
Description
- Common Names
- Beak Reed
- Classification
- Herbaceous, Reed
- This tall water reed is named for the appearance of its twined leaves branching from the main stem. They form a structure resembling an open beak. The long stalks are used as a weaving material for a variety of goods, and are an excellent source of cordage fibres. Beak Reed is a useful febrifuge and anti-emetic. The medicinal uses of this plant derive from the inner pulp of the root bulb near the base of the stalk.
Ecology
- Rarity
- Common
- Distribution
- Beak Reed is found throughout bogs, marshes, and coastal estuaries of Anexea at all latitudes.
- Life Cycle
Uses
- Cultivation
- wild
- Culinary
- none
- Medicinal
- febrifuge (root), antiemetic (root)
- Other
- weaving (stalks), cordage (stalks and leaves)
