The water caltrop is any of three extant species of the genus Trapa: Trapa natans, Trapa bicornis and the endangered Trapa rossica. It is also known as buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling nut, mustache nut, singhara nut or water chestnut.[1]
The species are floating annual aquatic plants, growing in slow-moving freshwater up to 5 metres (16 feet) deep, native to warm temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa. They bear ornately shaped fruits, which in the case of T. bicornis resemble the head of a bull or the silhouette of a flying bat. Each fruit contains a single very large, starchy seed. T. natans and T. bicornis have been cultivated in China and the Indian subcontinent for the edible seeds for at least 3,000 years.
^"M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Trapa names". www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 24 August 2022. Generally there is a lot of confusion throughout the world about the vegetable called "water chestnut". The first confusion is between the European Trapa and the Chinese Eleocharis. Then people get lost within each of those genera because common names have never been properly matched to stabilised botanical names.
The watercaltrop is any of three extant species of the genus Trapa: Trapa natans, Trapa bicornis and the endangered Trapa rossica. It is also known as...
as the "caltrop". Trapa natans, a water plant with similarly shaped spiked seeds and edible fruit, is called the "watercaltrop". The caltrop was called...
Eleocharis dulcis, or Chinese water chestnut, eaten for its crisp corm Watercaltrop, Trapa natans, eaten for its starchy seed Chinese cuisine Chinese chestnut...
about 1.5 m (5 ft). The watercaltrop, which also is referred to by the same name, is unrelated and often confused with the water chestnut. The small, rounded...
the pomegranate (Punica granatum, formerly in Punicaceae) and of the watercaltrop (Trapa natans, formerly in Trapaceae). Lythraceae has a worldwide distribution...
(山梔子), and is symbolic of peach flowers. The white is made from the watercaltrop (菱, hishi), and represents the snow and its cleansing effects. Finally...
wild rice (Zizania), watercaltrop (Trapa natans), Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)...
green, and white. The three layers are coloured with jasmine flowers, watercaltrop, and mugwort. Traditionally, mochi making is an important cultural event...
Solanaceae (for example the Tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica), and the watercaltrop, Trapa natans. In some species, the calyx not only persists after flowering...
soy to taste. Most importantly, a thickener, typically corn starch or watercaltrop paste, is added, making it a thick soup with a transparent appearance...
recent species in the open water areas of the swamp in the midst of Polygonum (buckwheat) and Trapa (watercaltrop or water chestnut). The three hills...
Tribulus terrestris is an annual plant in the caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae) widely distributed around the world. It is adapted to thrive in dry climate...
ling or northern ling Calluna, a flowering plant in the heather family Watercaltrop or ling nut Ling (Chinese religion), the notion of the sacred in Chinese...
Rice'" at Serious Eats (19 February 2013) Fuchsia Dunlop, "To Form "WaterCaltrop" Wontons" at Epicurious (February 2013) Paul Levy, "Anyone for caterpillars...
snail and encyst as metacercariae on aquatic plants such as water chestnut, watercaltrop, lotus, bamboo, and other edible plants. The mammalian final...
refers to "watercaltrop marsh". Because there used to be may Krachap trees (watercaltrop in Thai) in this area. Nowadays, although watercaltrop have disappeared...
31 Oct Charrue (Plough) 11 1 Nov Salsifis (Salsify) 12 2 Nov Mâcre (Watercaltrop) 13 3 Nov Topinambour (Jerusalem artichoke) 14 4 Nov Endive (Endive)...
such object in the world. The remains of various plants, including watercaltrop, Nelumbo nucifera, acorns, melon, wild kiwifruit, blackberries, peach...
and hishi (which becomes "bishi" under rendaku) meaning "watercaltrop" (also called "water chestnut"), and hence "rhombus", which is reflected in the...
(Arecaceae), closely related to the genus Astrocaryum. Trapago T. angulata A watercaltrop look-alike. Trochodendroides T. arctica A fossil fruit that may belong...
foreign species flourish, such as Canadian maple. Endemic species include watercaltrop and lady's slipper. The mammals of Moscow Oblast include badger, squirrel...
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