Biology:Sagittaria trifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Alismataceae
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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
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
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
- ↑ "Sagittaria trifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SATR11. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" (in en-GB). http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=287453.
- ↑ Flora of China, Sagittaria
- ↑ "Sagittaria trifolia Chinese Arrowroot, Threeleaf arrowhead PFAF Plant Database". http://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sagittaria+trifolia.
Wikidata ☰ Q5371539 entry
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