Meal made from rhizomes - Specimen details

Meal made from rhizomes - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 34557

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Plant Name 190.01 TYPHACEAE Typha latifolia Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Meal made from rhizomes Vernacular Name
Iso Country United Kingdom TDWG Region United Kingdom
Parts Held Meal made from rhizomes Geography Description Scotland
Uses Meal made from rhizomesUse: FOOD User: Man TDWG use FOOD
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Notes: Label source: Used by the Highlanders of Scotland. Malcolm MacCallum 12 Cannon St. Leith. 1. The creeping stem of the great reed mace, Typha latifolia called in Scotland Morelan or Mhorellian found in a small lake near Oban in Argyleshire in abundance. 2, . The meal made from this is used by the Highlanders. 3. Fibre made from it. 4. Pincushion made from the fibre obtained by rubbing.

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