올미-[정명] Sagittaria pygmaea Miq.

올미

 

 

과명	Alismataceae (택사과)	속명	Sagittaria (보풀속)
전체학명	[정명] Sagittaria pygmaea Miq.	추천명	올미
이명	물택사,쇠대나물,쇠태나물	외국명	Pygmy Arrowhead,ウリカワ,올미

 

Sagittaria pygmaea, the pygmy arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species native to eastern Asia. It is reported from Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Bhutan and China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang).

Sagittaria pygmaea grows in shallow water in marshes, channels and rice paddies. It is a perennial herb producing by means of stolons. Leaves are linear to slightly spatula-shaped, not lobed, up to 30 cm long.