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Common Name: Thrumwort

General Information

Damasonium alisma is a Annual/Perennial up to 0.30 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Central and southern Europe, from Britain and France to Italy and S. Russia, south to N. Africa.

Habitat

Gravelly ditches and ponds. Very local and apparently decreasing in Britain[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Annual/Perennial
Height	0.30 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in an open sunny position in boggy soils or in still water up to 25cm deep[].

Edible Uses

Root[]. No further details are given.

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame in trays standing in shallow water[]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in trays of shallow water, planting them out in the summer.
Division in spring. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.