莼菜，为睡莲科多年生宿根性水生草本植物，原为野生，明末清初被培植利用，现有杭州西湖、鄂西福宝、重庆黄水三大种植基地。其地下茎白，匍匐生于水底淤泥中，主茎分枝，随水弯曲，叶片浮摊水面，呈椭圆形，正面绿色，背面暗红色，并附有透明的粘液胶状物质。莼菜性喜温暖及 Ipomoea aquatica, perennial Nymphoides perennial aquatic herb, originally wild, was cultivated by the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, the existing West Lake in Hangzhou, Hubei Fubao, Chongqing Yellow River three planting base. The underground stem white, creeping was born in the bottom of the mud, the main stem branches, with the water bending, floating leaf surface water, oval, positive green, dark red on the back, accompanied by a transparent mucus gel material.莼 vegetables like warm and warm