Beak Reed
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Description
- Common Names
- Beak Reed
- Classification
- Herbaceous, Reed
- Description
- 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 Annexea at all latitudes. It is salt tolerant, and thrives in a variety of fresh and stagnant waters.
- Life Cycle
- Beak Reed produces loose sprays of soft brown flowers at the top of the plant during mid-to-late summer. These produce two or three centimetre long pods which burst after drying to produce large tufts of feathery seeds for wind dispersal.
Related Species
Uses
- Cultivation
- Beak reed is common enough that wild sources preclude the need for purposeful cultivation.
- Culinary
- There are no culinary uses for beak reed.
- Medicinal
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- Febrifuge - The roots if crushed and used as a bath can be useful as a fever reducer.
- Antiemetic - The roots if ground can be used as a antiemetic.
- Other
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- Weaving - The stalks can be flattened and used a weaving material for mats, baskets, and other articles.
- Cordage - The stalks and leaves are adequate source of fibre for cordage.
