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[[File:Beak_reed.png|thumb|right|200x|Beak Reed]] | [[File:Beak_reed.png|thumb|right|200x|Beak Reed]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
;Common Names: | ;Common Names:Beak Reed | ||
;Classification: | ;Classification:Herbaceous, Reed | ||
This tall water reed is named for the appearance of its twined leaves, branching in. pairs from the main stem and 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 antiemetic. The medicinal uses of this plant derive from the inner pulp of the root bulb near the base of the stalk. | |||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
;Rarity: | ;Rarity:Common | ||
;Distribution: | ;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== | ==Uses== | ||
;Cultivation: | ;Cultivation:wild | ||
;Culinary: | ;Culinary:none | ||
;Medicinal: | ;Medicinal:febrifuge (root), antiemetic (root) | ||
;Other: | ;Other:weaving (stalks), cordage (stalks and leaves) | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 4 February 2019
Description
- Common Names
- Beak Reed
- Classification
- Herbaceous, Reed
This tall water reed is named for the appearance of its twined leaves, branching in. pairs from the main stem and 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 antiemetic. 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)
