Sagittaria trifolia

Botanical Description

Sagittaria trifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant, spreading by means of stolons and forming underground corms. It produces clumps of growth up to 100cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The arrow-shaped leaves are borne on triangular stalks that vary in length with the depth of the water in which the plant is growing[ 413 Title Global Invasive Species Database Publication Author Website http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Very detailed information on almost 400 species (with more being added) of plants that have become weeds in areas outside their native range. ]. The plant provides an edible corm that is commonly eaten in Asia. It is much harvested from the wild for food and medicine and is also commonly cultivated in southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands for the edible starchy rhizomes[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Sagittaria trifolia is widespread and locally common throughout its range. No major threats to this species have been described. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].