broad-leaved arrowhead |
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Sagittaria latifolia |
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| Family | Alismataceae (Water Plantain) |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Habitat | Ponds, marshes. |
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| Flowering | July to August |
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| Flower Color | White |
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| Identification | The leaves can be from 6 to 12 inches long. The basal lobes are long, half as long to as long as the terminal lobe. The beak on the fruit is spreading and is 1 to 2 millimeters. |
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| Similar Species |
Arum-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) leaves can be from 2 to 6 inches long. The basal lobes are short, less than half as long as the terminal lobe. The beak on the fruit is ascending to erect and is less than one-half millimeter. Sessile-fruited arrowhead (Sagittaria rigida) leaves are linear or elliptical, rarely arrow-shaped. |
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| Sightings | Mound Spring Prairie SNA | ||||||
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| Common Names |
broad-leaved arrowhead common arrowhead duck-potato muskrat-potato wapato wapatoo |
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