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Hydrocharitaceae

Blyxa japonica (Miq.) Maxim. ex Asch. & Gürke

Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Genus
Blyxa

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Blyxa japonica (Blyxa japonica)
FlowerPhoto: 何小花, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)
Arabic
بليكسة يابانية
arz
بليكسه يابانيه
Chinese
日本箦藻, 日本簀藻, 水筛
Japanese
ヤナギスブタ
Korean
올챙이솔

Synonyms

  • Blyxa caulescens Maxim.
  • Blyxa leiocarpa Maxim.
  • Diplosiphon leiocarpus (Maxim. ex Makino) Matsum.
  • Hydrilla japonica Miq.

Flowers

In flower
January (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.