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| July 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
| Family | Menyanthaceae |
| Scientific name | Nymphoides peltata (S. G. Gmelin) Kuntze |
| Synonyms | Limnanthemum peltatum S. G. Gmelin; Menyanthes nymphoides L. |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) asaza (アサザ, 浅沙) |
| (English common name) yellow floating-heart | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, India, Iran, Caucasus, Europe | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=54 |
| Description | Leaves 5-10cm across. Flowers yellow 3-4cm across, flowering in June to August. Seeds ca. 3mm long. Water plants. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Nymphoides peltata (S. G. Gmel.) Kuntze |
| Nymphoides peltata (S. G. Gmelin) Kuntze | |
| Water purificant (US Patent 6254800/2001) | |
| Water purificant methods (US Patent 6478985/2002) |
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| July 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Ushiku Forest Park |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
