There is no denying that it looks a lot like an arrow. Wood for making arrow shafts could be one possible avenue of research.
One important thing to keep in mind is that the resulting image is a synthesis of the symbolic object(s) and botanical features. That's why it looks not quite like a brazier, not completely like an arrow (the shaft does not run through) and not entirely like any real plant. Both of our suggestions still leave a number of aspects unaddressed as well:
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We see that currently, it has minor culinary, medicinal and practical uses:
- The shoots are made into mats.
- A very fine fibre is obtained from the leaves.
Generally, the uses of these plants were more elaborate in the past, when no alternatives were available. To find out about this though, one needs a library at one's disposal. It is exactly looking into the historical uses of these plants that I find boring (and difficult), but this is the key to nailing down a solution.
The fact that Velinska's proposed plant is still used today and yields a variety of useful products is promising, but needs more in-depth study.
One hypothetical way to make sense of mnemonic + plant ID is if the "fine fibre" from this plant's leaves was used to attach the feather to the shaft, for example.
One important thing to keep in mind is that the resulting image is a synthesis of the symbolic object(s) and botanical features. That's why it looks not quite like a brazier, not completely like an arrow (the shaft does not run through) and not entirely like any real plant. Both of our suggestions still leave a number of aspects unaddressed as well:
- What are the white shapes in the leaf? Why are they arranged in an almost geometrical pattern?
- Why two flowers from the ground and two on a high stem? This seems biologically strange, so likely has a symbolical meaning. Our ideas explain the high stem, but not the flowers to the side.
- I don't entirely agree that the roots are normal. Granted, they are more normal than most, but they still appear to evoke something else than mere roots. They are very straight and spiky, while, I think, the VM defaults to bendy roots.
For some basic info on its uses, see here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
We see that currently, it has minor culinary, medicinal and practical uses:
- The shoots are made into mats.
- A very fine fibre is obtained from the leaves.
Generally, the uses of these plants were more elaborate in the past, when no alternatives were available. To find out about this though, one needs a library at one's disposal. It is exactly looking into the historical uses of these plants that I find boring (and difficult), but this is the key to nailing down a solution.
The fact that Velinska's proposed plant is still used today and yields a variety of useful products is promising, but needs more in-depth study.
One hypothetical way to make sense of mnemonic + plant ID is if the "fine fibre" from this plant's leaves was used to attach the feather to the shaft, for example.