Alisma (Sturtevant, 1919)

← Alhagi

Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919 Alisma (Sturtevant, 1919)

Allium →

• Accepted name : Alisma plantago-aquatica

Alisma plantago Linn. Alismaceae. MAD-DOG WEED. WATERPLANTAIN.

North temperate zone and Australia. The solid part of the root contains farinaceous matter and, when deprived of its acrid properties by drying, is eaten by the Calmucks^[1].

1. ↑ Johns, C. A. Treas. Bot. 1:38. 1870.