Sagittaria trifolia

Species of flowering plant in the family Alismataceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sagittaria trifolia, the threeleaf arrowhead[1] or Chinese arrowhead, is a plant species widespread across the wet areas in Europe and in much of Asia.

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Sagittaria trifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
Species:
S. trifolia
Binomial name
Sagittaria trifolia
Synonyms

Sagittaria sinensis Sims

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Distribution

S. trifolia is native to Ukraine, European Russia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Central Asia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and many smaller countries in between. It is also naturalized in the Fiji, Cook, and Society Islands in the Pacific.[2][3]

Uses

Edible S. trifolia bulbs

It has underground tubers and is cultivated as a food crop in parts of Asia. The tubers are high in starch and highly nutritious.[4] One of these[which?] cultivars is used as kuwai in Japan.

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