Stems - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 78827 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Image | Plant Name | 199.00 CYPERACEAE Schoenoplectus lacustris | Entry Book Number | 3:2005 | |
| Artefact Name | Stems | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | United Kingdom | TDWG Region | United Kingdom | ||
| Parts Held | Stems | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | StemsUse: User: Not defined | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Helen Sanderson | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 22/11/2005 | Donor Notes | Rush Matters, Bedford, UK | ||
| Collector | Helen Sanderson | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 23/07/2002 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Harvested for commercial use on river Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. In total some 8 t/year (dry weight) harvested in Britain.x0Dx0AMainly used for plaiting and weaving, though 30% of the harvest is exported to Scotland for use in cooperages a, s a cask sealant. This company is the only company trading in wild-collected club rush.x0Dx0AProducts aimed at luxury market. x0Dx0A | ||||