perennial

Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Henschel

Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Henschel. Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut or water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge native to Asia, tropical Africa, and Oceania. It is grown in many countries for its edible corms, but if eaten uncooked, the surface of the plants may transmit fasciolopsiasis.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

Related plants

Aegilops cylindrica Host

Aegilops

Sources

USDA PLANTS