Details of genus: Damasonium [2321]
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genus_en: Starfruit
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Family: Alismataceae
family_ja: オモダカ
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description_en: Genus of 6 species of marginal aquatic, herbaceous perennials, closely related to water plantains (Alisma), found in the N. hemisphere and Australia. The long-stalked, linear-oblong, often floating leaves have prominent midribs. Whorls of shallowly cup-shaped, white or pink flowers are borne in umbels, racemes, or panicles. The clusters of ellipsoid fruits grow in radiating, star-like whorls, hence the common name. Grow in the shallow margins of a small pool.
hardiness_en: Frost hardy if rootstocks are submerged.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in seed trays or containers half-submerged in shallow trays ofwater, as soon as ripe or in the following spring if kept damp. Divide rhizomes when dormant.
pests_en: Larvae of certain moths, particularly the brown china-mark moth, may feed on the leaves.
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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
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| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Alismataceae | オモダカ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Alismataceae | オモダカ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Alismataceae | オモダカ科 | Show |