Hippuris tetraphylla
L.f.
Fourleaf marestail
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Description
A herb that grows in water. It keeps growing from year to year. It has creeping rhizomes. The stems are 10-50 cm long. The leaves are in 4 rings. They are oval and 4-12 mm long by 5-7 mm wide. They are fleshy. The leaves under the water are shorter than the leaves above water. The flowers are purplish.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten as greens, with the best flavor when gathered frozen in winter when they are less bitter.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are eaten as greens. It is gathered when frozen in winter as it is then less bitter.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in bogs and salt marshes.
Where It Grows
Alaska, Asia, China, Europe, Japan, North America, USA,
Notes
Also put in the family Hippuridaceae.
Also Known As
Tayaruq
References (2)
- Jernigan, K. (Ed.), 2012, A Guide to the Ethnobotany of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region. Draft.
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 267
