蓴(ぬなは) Nunaha/Junsai(Water shield)
蓴(ぬなは)はスイレン科の水生の多年草の蓴菜(じゅんさい)です。池や沼の底に根を張り、水面に１０センチほどの楕円の葉を浮かせます。５月頃の水面下にある新芽は、古くから食用とされています。
- Nunaha is Junsai(Water shield) which is an aquatic perennial herb of the Nymphaeaceae family. It takes root at the bottom of ponds and marshes and floats oval leaves up to 10 centimeters on the surface of the water. The sprouts of junsai under the water around May have been have been eaten since ancient times.
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