Oenanthe javanica, commonly Java waterdropwort,[3]water celery,[4]water dropwort,[5]Chinese celery,[4]Indian pennywort,[6] minari and Japanese (flat leaf) parsley,[4] is a plant of the genus Oenanthe originating from East Asia. It has a widespread native distribution in temperate Asia and tropical Asia, and is also native to Queensland, Australia.[6]
Oenanthe javanica is a perennial herb that grows to about 1 m in height, with fibrous roots that emerge from all nodes, and flowers with 5 white petals and 5 stamens. The leaves are aromatic, glabrous, and have a sheath covering the stem. The leaflets are divided into lobes and crinkled.[7] The 'Flamingo' variety has colorful pink edges. The plant grows wild in moist areas, along streams and on the edges of ponds.[citation needed]
The plant is considered officially invasive in several states of the United States.[8]
^Arthur O. Tucker and Thomas DeBaggio. The Encyclopedia of Herbs: A Comprehensive Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance. Timber Press, 2009. p. 353. ISBN9781604691344
^Journal of Plant Biology - Volumes 45-46 2002- Page 83 "The cultivated type, 'Minari', is a major vegetable crop . These two types are not easily distinguishable; even quantitative characters such as leaf and petiole size cannot be used as criteria for their classification . "
^Anticoagulant activities of persicarin and isorhamnetin. Ku SK, Kim TH and Bae JS, Vascul Pharmacol., April 2013, volume 58, issue 4, pages 272-279, doi:10.1016/j.vph.2013.01.005
