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'''''Limnocharis flava''''' (commonly known as '''yellow velvetleaf''',<ref name=PLANTS>{{PLANTS | symbol = LIFL5 | taxon = Limnocharis flava | accessdate = 10 June 2017}}</ref> '''sawah flower rush''', '''sawah lettuce'''<ref name=GRIN>{{GRIN | ''Limnocharis flava'' | 22247 | accessdate = 10 June 2017}}</ref>) is a species of [[Aquatic plant|aquatic]] [[flowering plant]] which is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic but widely naturalized in southern and southeastern Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and southern China ([[Guangdong]], [[Yunnan]]).<ref name=WCSP/><ref name="wendychiang">{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242329602|title=Limnocharis flava in Flora of China @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref>
''Limnocharis flava'' is roughly {{convert|50|cm|in|0}} tall growing in clumps. Its triangular-shaped leaves and hollow stems are [[glabrousness (botany)|glabrous]]. Its [[inflorescence]]s 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=620&fr=1&sts=&lang=FR|title=issg Database: EcologieLimnocharis flava|publisher=Synergy International Limited|website=www.issg.org|access-date=2017-01-30|archive-date=2013-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209033858/http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=620&fr=1&sts=&lang=FR|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Buchenau, Franz Georg Philipp. 1868. Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereine zu Bremen 2: 2,4. ''Limnocharis flava''</ref>
Yellow velvetleaf grows generally wherever there is not very deep stagnant fresh water, in swampy areas. It sometimes invades [[rice field]]s where it can become a [[weed]]. As an [[invasive species]] it has become a pest in some [[wetlands]] in other parts of the world.<ref name="wendychiang"/><ref>[http://www.wettropics.gov.au/th/pdf/weeds/CSweedtable.pdf Environmental Pests- Australia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927082455/http://www.wettropics.gov.au/th/pdf/weeds/CSweedtable.pdf |date=2011-09-27 }}</ref>
==As food==
Traditionally this plant is an important vegetable in parts of Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ogle|first1=B. M.|last2=Dao|first2=H. T.|last3=Mulokozi|first3=G.|last4=Hambraeus|first4=L.|date=2001-11-01|title=Micronutrient composition and nutritional importance of gathered vegetables in Vietnam|journal=International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition|volume=52|issue=6|pages=485–499|doi=10.1080/713671806|issn=0963-7486|pmid=11570015}}</ref> Laos, [[Isan]] (Thailand)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thailand.prd.go.th/ebook_bak/story.php?idmag=31&idstory=239 |title=Thailand Illustrated - Healthy Food |access-date=2011-08-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120727001138/thailand.prd.go.th/ebook_bak/story.php?idmag=31&idstory=239 |archive-date=2012-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and parts of India, where the central flower stalk and the leaves are used in [[soup]]s, [[curry|curries]], [[salad]]s and [[stir fry|stir-fries]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enjoythefood.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/stir-fried-genjer-limnocharis-flava/|title=Stir-Fried Genjer (Limnocharis Flava)|first=Sammy |last=Said|date=2010-05-21|website=Enjoy The Food|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref> The immature flower buds are also eaten. In Isan the leaf is eaten raw with ''[[nam phrik]]''. Owing to its flat taste, in some areas it is considered "poor people's food" or emergency food, eaten whenever there is not much else left. This characteristic was put into song by Muhammad Arief, in the 1940s hit ''[[Genjer-genjer]]'' in the [[Osing dialect|Banyuwangi language]] in [[Java]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=h-5Re8JB6bU|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|language=en|access-date=2017-01-30}}</ref>
== See also ==
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