Redgrass

Redgrass is a species of grass native to the lands around the Crystal Bay and Inner Sea regions. The plant is fairly widespread in the northern Balelands region, known for the red-purple tint to the stalks.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Redgrass is a tall, almost wheat-like in appearance perennial grass that reaches a height of up to ome meter in proper growing conditions. The plant prefers temperate to semi-arid regions, which accounts for its abundance along the northern foothills and coastal regions.

When blooming, the flowers grow in small clusters in short stalks along the plant's main stalk. The blooms are often a fire-orange or yellow in contrast to the plant's usual purple or deep brick red color.

During the fall and early winter months, redgrass has a distinctive odor of honey-lemon. This pleasant scent comes from the redgrass stalks slowly succumbing to the colder, wetter temperatures and going dormant until spring.

Additional Information

Uses, Products & Exploitation

Redgrass, while similar to wheat, makes for poor grazing feed for most livestock and a poor source to use for breads and other cooking. The plant is one of the food sources for the Snorting Ragh and other associated wildlife that follows the large beasts.

Genetic Descendants

• Waterseed

Scientific Name

zaes oryzea rubrum