莼菜是我国的名、特、珍稀多年生宿根水生蔬菜,国内主产于江苏、浙江等地。莼菜品种较多,按叶梗颜色划分为红梗种和黄梗种的;也有按花色划分为红花种、绿花种的;也有以地区划分为浙江的西湖种、富阳种以及江苏的太湖种,这三个品种中以太湖种生长势最强,质量最优,也是分布最广的品种,其分布除太湖地区外,西湖地区约占90％的面积。 Ipomoea is the name of our country, special, perennial perennial aquatic vegetables, the main production in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. Brasenia schreberi variety more, according to stem color divided into red stems and yellow stems; also according to the color is divided into safflower species, flowers; also divided into Zhejiang Province West Lake species, Fuyang species and Jiangsu Taihu Lake Among the three cultivars, Lake Taihu is the strongest and highest quality species with the most extensive distribution. Its distribution covers about 90% of the area except the Taihu Lake.