Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Duck Potato from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sagittaria lancifolia var. media
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. media
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-008:
Sagittaria falcata
FAMILY
Alismataceae
COMMON NAME:
Duck Potato
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Will Stuart wil_9580910235_ed319949b8
August Brunswick County NC
Retention pond
Upper flowers are staminate, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition.
Will Stuart wil_9581062135_b379bf52c9
August NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Leaves lanceolate to broadly ovate, emersed [rising out of water], per Flora of North America.
COMPARE
leaves of Arrowhead, Arum, Elephant's Ear and Pickerelweed
Will Stuart wil_9583692870_b
August Brunswick County NC
Retention pond
Flowers in whorls along the stem, the lower pistillate, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition.
COMPARE
aquatic plants