Water plantain - Water plantain

Japanese: ミズオオバコ - みずおおばこ
Water plantain - Water plantain

A submerged annual aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharisaceae (APG classification: Hydrocharisaceae). It has no rhizome, but the leaves grow on the base, the young leaves are linear, the mature leaves have long petioles, and the leaf blades are egg-shaped, broadly elliptical, 10-30 cm long, 5-20 cm wide, and soft. They resemble plantain leaves, and are aquatic, hence the name. From August to November, numerous flower stalks emerge from between the leaves to the water surface, forming lanceolate sheaths with wings at the top, about 4 cm long, at the end of which bisexual flowers with a diameter of 2-4 cm bloom for one day. The corolla is slightly reddish purple, and the petals are broadly egg-shaped with three petals. There are three sepals. It grows in rivers and rice fields, and is widely distributed from Hokkaido to Okinawa and in temperate zones.

[Sueo Otaki, September 19, 2018]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

トチカガミ科(APG分類:トチカガミ科)の沈水性一年生水草。根茎がなく、葉は根生し、幼葉は線形、成葉は葉柄が長く、葉身は卵状広楕円(こうだえん)形で長さ10~30センチメートル、幅5~20センチメートル、軟質である。オオバコの葉に似ており、水生であるためこの名がついた。8~11月、葉間から多数の花茎を水面まで出し、上端に披針(ひしん)形で翼片のある長さ約4センチメートルの包鞘(ほうしょう)をつくり、その先に径2~4センチメートルで両性の一日花を開く。花冠は微紅紫色、花弁は3枚で広卵形。萼片(がくへん)は3枚。河川や水田に生え、北海道から沖縄、および温帯に広く分布する。

[大滝末男 2018年9月19日]

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