Japan Flora: Aquatic perennial; stems branched, leafy at the nodes; leaves rounded- cordate, 4-8 cm. long and as wide, long-petiolate, rounded at apex; flowers raised above the water; sepals narrowly oblong, green; petals rounded-cuneate, thinly membranous, white, yellow at base, 12-15 mm. long and as wide; stamens 6-9, yellow, with short-pilose filaments, the anthers introrse; stigmas 6, yellow, deeply bifid; fruit globose. Aug.-Oct. Ponds.
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu; common. se. Asia and Australia.