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Oenanthe javanica, commonly Java waterdropwort, [3] water celery, [4] water dropwort, [5] Chinese celery, [4] Indian pennywort, [6] minari and Japanese (flat leaf) parsley, [4] is a plant of the genus Oenanthe originating from East Asia. It has a widespread native distribution in temperate Asia and tropical Asia, and is also native to ...
The stems are thinner than those of Western celery, and curved into round, hollow stalks. Also, unlike with Western celery, the leaves are used as well as the stalks. [6] It has a stronger taste and smell compared to celery. It is used as a flavoring in soups and sometimes pickled as a side dish. [7]
Scientists at the University of Eastern Piedmont wrote that they had identified hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) as the plant responsible for producing the sardonic grin. [14] [15] This plant is a possible candidate for the "sardonic herb", which was a neurotoxic plant referred to in ancient histories.
Celtuce (/ˈsɛlt.əs/) (Lactuca sativa var. augustana, [3] [4] [5] angustata, or asparagina), also called stem lettuce, [6] celery lettuce, asparagus lettuce, [7] or Chinese lettuce, is a cultivar of lettuce grown primarily for its thick stem or its leaves. It is used as a vegetable.
Cryptotaenia japonica, commonly called mitsuba, Japanese wild parsley and Japanese honewort among other names, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the celery family native to Japan, Korea and China. [2] The plant is edible and is commonly used as a garnish and root vegetable in Japan, [3] and other Asian countries. [4]
Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, [3] is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. [2] It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. China is within the larger region of temperate Asia. For the purposes of this category, "China" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. That is, the geographic region is defined as including the following ...
The name comes from the small prickles that can be found on the lower part of the stem and the midrib of the leaves. The plant is found in fields, places of waste, and roadsides. The leaves of the plant reach out towards the sun and for this reason the plant is sometimes called the Compass Plant.