Sepenial Weed

Sepenial weed is a common brown algae seaweed that grows underwater in the Moztak Swamplands. 
==Description==
Sepenial weed is made of a strong, segmented stem measuring up to a pentant across and up to several sextants in length. Short, broad leaves grow from this flexible stem. The stem's flexibility and durability allow it to thrive in flowing water as well as still water. Because it has holdfasts rather than a complex root system, and because it can absorb nutrients directly through its tissues from the water, sepenial weed is a seaweed, not an aquatic plant. Sepenial weed has several known relatives both in freshwater and saltwater, but this species is the most common in the Moztak region. This is because it grows and spreads quickly, and can grow from even small fragments of an original plant. 
==Uses==
The strong, segmented stem of the sepenial weed was used historically by the Knot people to make rope. The mostly useless leaves were removed, then the stem was dried, leaving behind a strong natural cord. Dyed and braided sepenial weed rope is still used today as a traditional decoration. On festival days in the southwestern parts of the DSRR, sepenial weed rope adornments can be seen on clothes, buildings and the sides of boats.
Category:Flora and Fauna