(A VAGUE) PLANT HISTORY (FROM WORD OF MOUTH)

Karamushi

• Used for thread → people have (and continue?) to cultivate karamushi as a source for textiles

• Ayumi was wondering why there is karamushi everywhere → she thought maybe there used to be a karamushi farm near kozo farms (or it was previously a karamushi farm), and hence it continues to grow everywhere

Itadori

• A weed that served as food during war time, or during periods of famine

• Relatively grows anywhere in Japan, and can be found as an invasive plant in several countries including Canada