Japan Flora: Stems elongate and often branched; floating leaves entire, long-petiolate, rather abruptly obtuse, rounded at the base, 2.5-10 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, the submersed leaves sessile, thin, oblanceolate, 4-8 cm. long, 6-10 mm. wide, acute, entire; stipules thinly membranous; peduncles thickened above; spikes 2-4 cm. long. July-Sept. Ponds.
Hokkaido, Honshu (centr. mts.). Temperate regions of the N. Hemisphere.