Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sagittaria latifolia +
FAMILY
Alismataceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is the "standard" arrowhead, the one that nearly everyone has seen. It has several leaves, each with a long stalk to over 1' long; this stalk (petiole) is triangular in cross-section (vs. S. australis's sharply 5-sided leaf stalks). Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria latifolia
FAMILY
Alismataceae
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-009:
Sagittaria latifolia + FAMILY Alismataceae
COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Common Arrowhead
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sagittaria latifolia +
FAMILY
Alismataceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria latifolia
FAMILY
Alismataceae
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-009:
Sagittaria latifolia +
FAMILY
Alismataceae
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