Goldknot

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Goldknot, or Waterknot, is a low- fast-growing aquatic or semi-aquatic plant with huge long, thin leaves and hollow stems that float. It reproduces via a cluster of bright orange five-petaled flowers. It is botanically related to gardenknot , sunseed , spiceroot , and fireroot , all noteworthy for their sharp taste. Like many plants in this family, the foliage of goldknot becomes bitter when the plants begin producing flowers.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Goldknot by Lengna

Additional Information

Domestication

Cultivation of goldknot is practical on both a large-scale and a garden-scale. Being semi-aquatic, goldknot is well-suited to hydroponic cultivation, thriving best in water that is slightly alkaline.

Uses, Products & Exploitation

There are many uses for Goldknot. The seeds are dried ground up for spice or added into medications. The sprouts are edible and quite popular as the top of mixed salads. The sprouts can also be boiled with a mollusks to produce a delectable soup. The pre-flowering leaves of young plants are often eaten in a sandwich or as the bulk of a salad. They are also good for wrapping around fish for cooking or stuffing with other items and boiled. After flowering the leaves become bitter and are ground up for use in medicine. The flowers are also used in medicine.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

It is native to the Dinali region of Jaumun, but has since been spread all over the planet as well as to Vondren, Vida, and Zavi.