Canaliculatum Alisma (Alisma canaliculatum)

Family: Alismataceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Alisma canaliculatum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young plants - cooked. Used in soups. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. — Young plants - cooked.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet places all over Japan. Margin of lakes, ponds, marshes and streams in China. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)