Cooper's Reed (Cattail)
Natural Generation
There are two varieties of reeds that spawn in the world including Cooper's Reeds and Papyrus. Cooper's reed, or Cattails (not to be confused with the item "cattail") are a very important early game item.
Propagation
Cooper's reeds are propagated by transplanting cattail roots on a terrain block near a water source. When planted on a soil or muddy gravel terrain block using Shift + right click, the root will generate a plant. The plant will regrow cattail tops over time. It should be noted that farming Cooper's reeds will not provide additional roots to increase the number of plants you have available, but all roots must be harvested from existing plants.
Types of Reeds
Name | Plant | Root | Top |
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Cooper's Reed | |||
Papyrus | [[]] | [[]] | [[]] |
Harvesting
Cooper's Reeds have two drops cattail tops and cattail roots. To harvest the reeds, you can break them with your hands, although this destroys the roots. Using a knife allows you to harvest the top of the plant and preserves the roots. Using a knife on a plant after you harvest the tops will yield the cattail root.
Usage
Catttail tops can be used to craft hand baskets or hunter's backpacks to increase player inventory, as well as containers that can be placed and used as item storage. Cattail tops are also used to craft rope which can be sold to traders, poultices for healing, and skeps.
Cattail roots can be cooked and eaten to restore player satiation, and are useful early game foods. These but cannot be added to more advanced meals.
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