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

Origin

It is native to Ukraine,

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, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Central Asia,

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, Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines and many smaller countries in between. It is also naturalized in the

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and Society Islands in the Pacific.

Usage

''Sagittaria trifolia'' has underground tubers and is cultivated as a food crop in parts of Asia. The tubers are high in

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and highly nutritious.

References

trifolia Flora of Eastern Europe Flora of temperate Asia Flora of tropical Asia Edible plants Chinese cuisine Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Monocot-stub