Sagittaria trifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. trifolia
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Sagittaria sinensis Sims | |
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.
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]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 cultivars is used as kuwai in Japan.
References
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sagittaria trifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Flora of China, Sagittaria
- ^ "Sagittaria trifolia Chinese Arrowroot, Threeleaf arrowhead PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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