NameThatPlant.net: Sagittaria lancifolia var. lancifolia

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sagittaria lancifolia var. lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

This variety is rare, occurring from e. SC southward. Its bracts and sepals are striate-ribbed (vs. papillose). Read more in Weakley's Flora.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-007:

Sagittaria lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

COMMON NAME:
Bulltongue Arrowhead

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sagittaria lancifolia var. lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-007:
Sagittaria lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

3575

Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Monoecious or polygamo-monoecious

Habitat: marshes, swamps, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
Leaf blade linear to ovate
Petioles 44–58cm long, terete

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes present (coarse); stolons absent; corms absent

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
Numerous stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene

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