bulrushes
Wetland cattail relatives
Bulrushes are tall, grass-like plants that grow in shallow water or wetlands.
The term covers several species with long, cylindrical stems—cattails and certain sedges are commonly called bulrushes.
The word appears in the biblical story of Moses, found as an infant in a basket among the bulrushes: The baby lay hidden in the bulrushes along the riverbank.
Wetland plant, brown spike
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
rhizome · perennial · herbaceous · monocotyledon · inflorescence · culm · chlorophyll · photosynthesis
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- NileAfrica's longest river
- PharaohEgyptian royal title
- infantVery young child
river · concealment · scripture · exodus · deliverance · reeds · hiding
Grassy waterlogged lowland
riverbank · estuary · delta · waterway · reedbed · wetlands · waterfowl · heron
Art of weaving containers
- mattingWoven protective surface
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- thatchingRoofing with dried vegetation
- cordageRopes and twines collectively
plaiting · wickerwork · fibers · handmade · artisan · traditional · sustainable
cattail
Wetland plant, brown spike
- sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
aquatic · rhizome · perennial · herbaceous · monocotyledon · inflorescence · culm · chlorophyll · photosynthesis · pollination
Moses
Hebrew prophet, liberator
infant · river · concealment · scripture · exodus · deliverance · reeds · hiding
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
pond · riverbank · estuary · delta · waterway · reedbed · wetlands · waterfowl · heron · habitat
basketry
Art of weaving containers
- mattingWoven protective surface
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- thatchingRoofing with dried vegetation
cordage · plaiting · wickerwork · fibers · handmade · artisan · traditional · sustainable
- marshesmarsh grass, salt marsh, sedge, cattails, reeds
- NileNile, River Nile, Blue Nile, White Nile, Nile Delta
- water plantsduckweed, water lilies, waterlily, water lily, pondweed
- coastal plantsbeach grass, sea oats, cordgrass, spartina, dune grass
- garden pondspond liner, pond pump, pond filter, koi, goldfish
- wetland plantspapyrus, cattail, sedge, sedges, common reed
bulrushescacti
Spiny water-storing plants
sagebrush · tumbleweed · prickly pear · xerophytes · desert plants