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🌱 About the plant

Brown flower spikes over strap leaves; the reed that cleans a village pond.

Growing it

Spreads by rhizome — a pond plant, never a bed plant.

What it is for

Water purification, mat weaving, and nesting cover for warblers.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

पानी

Shallow standing water

मौसम

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

1.5–2.5 m

First harvest

Spikes at month five

Spreads by rhizome — a pond plant, never a bed plant.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Water purification, mat weaving, and nesting cover for warblers.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India