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Sagittaria rhombifolia

Family: Alismataceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 100 cm tall. It has underground stems or rhizomes 6 cm long by 4 cm wide. There are 1-4 corms 1-2 cm long. The leaves can be under the water or above. The underwater leaves do not have leaf stalks and the above water ones do. The sheath at the base is 23 cm long. The above water leaves are narrowly oval and 8.5-20 cm long by 1-15 cm wide. The flowering shoots have 2-10 rings. The flowering shoots are 4-37 cm long by 1-5 cm wide and there are 2-3 flowers in each ring.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the wet areas in grassland in Venezuela.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Costa Rica, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

The tubers are boiled or roasted and eaten.

Edible parts

Tuber, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Several