Taxon: Limnocharis flava (L.) Buchenau

Summary

Genus:

Limnocharis

Family:

Alismataceae

Nomen number:

22247

Place of publication:

Index crit. Butom. Alism. Juncag. 13. 1868 (Abh. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 2:2. 1869)

Comment:

see BPH on-line for serial abbreviation

Verified:

05/31/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Alisma flavum L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Limnocharis emarginata Humb. & Bonpl.

Images (4 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Florida state list aquatic & wetland noxious weeds - from Department of Environmental Protection (on-line resource).
Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Marrugo-Negrete, J. et al. 2017. Removal of mercury from gold mine effluents using Limnocharis flava in constructed wetlands. Chemosphere 167:188-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.130.
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:192.
Spichiger, R., ed. 1985-. Flora del Paraguay.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	sawah-flower-rush	1	Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Florida state list aquatic & wetland noxious weeds - from Department of Environmental Protection (on-line resource).
English	sawah-lettuce	1	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:192.
English	velvetleaf	1	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:192.
Swedish	sammetssvalting	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru		Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay

Reference(s)

Haynes, R. R. & L. B. Holm-Nielsen. 1992. The Limnocharitaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 56:8.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:597.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	pollution control	potential for mercury removal in mining polluted waters	Marrugo-Negrete, J. et al. 2017. Removal of mercury from gold mine effluents using Limnocharis flava in constructed wetlands. Chemosphere 167:188-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.130.
Human food	vegetable	potential	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:192.
Weed			Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22247. Accessed 13 May 2026.