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Bulrush, Scirpus lacustris

bulrushThis native plant grows to about 2.5m tall and succeeds in wet soils and shallow pond margins, it is also sometimes found in deeper water.

The root is used raw or cooked. Rich in starch, it can be dried and ground into a powder or made into a syrup.

The buds at the end of the rhizomes are crisp and sweet, making excellent eating raw.

Young shoots are eaten raw or cooked. Used in spring.

The seed is ground up into a powder and mixed with flour for use in making cakes etc. The sebulrush flowered is small and rather fiddly to harvest and utilize.

Base of mature stems can be eaten raw or cooked. Somewhat tough.

Pollen - raw or cooked. Rich in pollen, it is mixed with flour and used in making cakes etc.

The stems are frequently used for making matting, chair bottoms etc and thatching. They were at one time imported in large quantities for this purpose.

The pith of the stems is used in papermaking.