Cogon leaves are used for thatching houses and the source of pulp for
handmade papermaking. Stems are for hats, mats, baskets, fruit trays,
chairs, and tables. Cogon dried leaves are for placemats, wall decoration
and Venetian blinds.

 Cogon grass is a perennial and rhizomatous grass that grows from 2 to over
4 feet in height. The leaves are about an inch wide having a prominent
white midrib, and end in a sharp point. Leaf margins are finely toothed and
are embedded with silica crystals.  

  Cogon plants are clump-forming plants with reed-like stems and leaves that
are narrow and arch to the ground. The culms grow for about 2-4 feet long.
Cogon can be extracted through the use of any sharp tools (hammer) by way
of cutting them from the bottom and removing their leaves. The stems are
woody which is good for making baskets, trays and any souvenir products.
The plant is hairy which causes itchiness to human.