Horticulture
- Aquatic Plant Profiles
- Plant Material Terminology
- Alligatorweed
- Arrow Arum
- Asian Spiderwort / Dayflower
- Blue Flag Iris
- Blue Mistflower
- Broadleaf Arrowhead
- Bulltongue Arrowhead
- Bengal Tiger Canna
- Yellow King Humbert Canna
- Carolina Mosquito Fern
- Chinese Water Chestnut
- Climbing Hempvine
- Common Cattail
- Duckweed
- Dwarf Cattail
- Elderberry
- Elephant Ear "Illustris"
- Flamingo Willow
- Floating Pennywort
- Giant Bulrush
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- Jointed Spikesedge
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- Silky Dogwood
- Soft Rush
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- Spikerush
- Stargrass
- Swamp Barnyardgrass
- Switchgrass
- Variegated Celery
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Water Hyacinth
- Water Lettuce
- Water Pennywort
- Waxmyrtle
- Black Willow
Chinese Water Chestnut
Eleocharis dulcis
Family:
Cyperaceae
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Native or Introduced:
Introduced
Nutrient Removal Rating:
Medium
Wildlife Value:
High
Invasiveness:
Low
Rooted or Floating:
Rooted
Site Requirements:
Full sun
Maximum Water Depth:
3 inches
Plant Description:
Chinese water chestnut is an herbaceous perennial that produces edible rhizomes. Culms (above ground stems) are spike-like and can be spongy or hollow. Usually, two basal leaves are attached to each culm. Flowering stalks are in the form of a single spike. Like all species in this genus, Chinese water chestnut is restricted to wet areas.