Botanical Name: Elytrigia repens
Common Names: Twitchgrass, Quickgrass, Doggrass
Many gardeners consider couchgrass an invasive and unwelcome week, but in fact, Couchgrass Root has long been valued as a medicinal herb. Pioneers who settled the American and Canadian west also used dried Couchgrass Root as a substitute for coffee and even grain, making a kind of bread from its flour.
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