Blunt arrowhead
Limnophyton obtusifolium

Family: Alismataceae

What it is like

A herb. It can keep growing from year to year or grow each year from seed. It grows 60-90 cm tall. The leaves are broadly oval and 15-30 cm long. The base is arrowhead shaped. It has spreading triangle shaped lobes. The leaf stalk is 30-80 cm long. The flowering stalks are also 30-80 cm long. There are 5-10 flowers in a ring. They are 1 cm across. They have 3 white petals.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in rivers. It grows from sea level to 700 m above sea level in Ethiopia.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, East Africa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, India, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, SE Asia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, West Africa

How it is used for food

The plant is burnt as a source of edible salt.

Edible parts

Salt, ashes

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Tuytuy

Synonyms

Sagittaria obtusifolia L.;