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This plant is a shrub that grows in mountainous and temperate climates. Its leaves are doubly serrate with feather veins, and they often appear in pairs. The beith is monoecious, opening with or before the leaves and borne on three-flowered clusters. | This plant is a shrub that grows in mountainous and temperate climates. Its leaves are doubly serrate with feather veins, and they often appear in pairs. The beith is monoecious, opening with or before the leaves and borne on three-flowered clusters. | ||
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This flowering | This flowering shrub grows about 2 to 3 feet tall and has large broad leaves about the size of a man’s hand. These leaves are dark green with the outer edges an off white color. The flowers are about an inch in size and a pale blue in color. The root system is extensive with large tan colored tubular roots. On a fully grown plant these roots will be about half an inch round and a foot long with numerous smaller tendrils. | ||
This root can be pressed to produce a oil that is used in the Laudean Birthing Ritual as described in the [[Laudean Rituals & Customs]]. This oil is slightly thick with a pleasant fragrant aroma. | This root can be pressed to produce a oil that is used in the Laudean Birthing Ritual as described in the [[Laudean Rituals & Customs]]. This oil is slightly thick with a pleasant fragrant aroma. | ||