The most common species, the European water chestnut (Trapa natans), has submerged leaves, which are long, feathery, and rootlike, and floating leaves, in a loose rosette, that are attached to petioles, or leafstalks.
The most common species, the European water chestnut (Trapa natans), has submerged leaves, which are long, feathery, and rootlike, and floating leaves, in a loose rosette, that are attached to petioles, or leafstalks.