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Also called bat nut, buffalo nut, devil pod, lin kok, ling kio nut, ling nut and singhara.
Part of family Lythraceae.
An annual ♒︎ aquatic plant. Native to 🌍︎🌏︎ Eurasia and Africa. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key). Invasive > learn+quiz Invasive > 🌐︎ global Invasive > 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Canada+USA Invasive > report it! Invasive > 🇺🇸 USA Invasive > Michigan prohibited in Michigan, incl. seeds, fragments and derivatives.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) On No-Planting List by Seneca Nation of Indians SNI. (page 65)
Biological Control in Eastern USA (page 41)
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