荸荠是我国特产水生果品,又名马蹄、地栗、乌芋、通天草等。是一年生草本植物,属莎草科。生长期间地上部呈丛生细长管状为变态茎,中空有节、无叶,花穗聚于茎端似拳,花褐色,果实为地下球茎,个重多10～20g,球茎顶端具有长约1cm的主芽,周围具有侧芽3～4个。荸荠营养丰富,汁多味甜, Water chestnuts is our specialty aquatic fruit, also known as horseshoe, chestnut, taro, Tongtiao and so on. Is an annual herb, is a sedge Branch. During the growth of the upper part of the tufted slender tubular stems for the metamorphosis stem, hollow section, no leaves, spikes gathered in the stem-like boxing, flowers brown, the fruit is underground corms, weighing more than 10 ~ 20g, bulbous tip has a length of about 1cm The main bud, with lateral buds around 3 to 4. Water chestnuts nutritious, sweet and juicy,