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Chinese Water Chestnut

Eleocharis dulcis

Photo by VivBraznell
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Description:

There are two species of reed harvested for weaving according to the limited research I have done, Eleocharis and Scirpus.
The reeds are harvested by the locals, dried in the sun,and then split and woven into mats and baskets.

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Eleocharis dulcis, Lake Songkhla

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