توضیحات
Limnocharis flava (commonly known as yellow velvetleaf, sawah flower rush, sawah lettuce) is a species of aquatic flowering plant which is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic . Limnocharis flava is roughly 50 centimetres (20 in) tall growing in clumps. Its triangular-shaped leaves and hollow stems are glabrous. Its inflorescences have a very characteristic shape, producing three-lobed yellow flowers about 1.5 cm in diameter. The fruits are spherical. Although it is not a floating plant, its seeds are carried away by currents
Yellow velvetleaf grows generally wherever there is not very deep stagnant fresh water, in swampy areas
Traditionally this plant is an important vegetable in parts of Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and parts of India, where the central flower stalk and the leaves are used in soups, curries, salads and stir-fries. The immature flower buds are also eaten
کاهو ساوا (برگ مخملی) گونه ای گیاه آبزی از خانواده قاشق واشیان بومی آمریکا و مکزیک است
برگ ها، و گلهای این گیاه خوراکی است و شبیه کاهو خورده می شود
در مناطق استوایی این گیاه سبزیجات و غذای مهمی برای قشر زیادی از جامعه است
