Water Soldier (Stratiotes aloides)

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

Noxious Weed Information: Stratiotes aloides. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Alabama: water-aloe Class C noxious weed Florida: water-aloe, soldier plant. Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Broads, ponds and ditches in calcareous districts. It is very local and probably diminishing. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)