Other common names
buffalo nut, Chinese ling, horn nut, Jesuit's nut, saligot, water calthrops, water caltrop, water caltrops, water chestnut, water nut
buffalo nut, Chinese ling, horn nut, Jesuit's nut, saligot, water calthrops, water caltrop, water caltrops, water chestnut, water nut
This plant is listed on Schedule 9 of the UK Wildlife & Countryside Act as an invasive non-native species. Although not banned from sale, it is an offence to plant or cause these to grow in the wild in NORTHERN IRELAND and the REPUBLIC OF IRELAND. Gardeners possessing them should undertake measures to control them. See RHS advice on invasive non-native species for further information
See cultivation notes
