Sagittaria
arrowhead
Specimens
Photos
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Sagittaria
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 993. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 429, 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 993. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 429, 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Sagittaria:
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Sagittaria cuneata – arumleaf arrowhead, northern arrowhead, Sagittaria cuneaire, wapato
East of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to New York. -
Sagittaria graminea – grassy arrowhead Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast.
- ssp. graminea
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Sagittaria latifolia – common arrowhead, duck potato, wapato Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Vancouver Island, British Columbia to central California; central North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Sagittaria platyphylla – delta arrowhead Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington and Portland, Oregon area, otherwise south-central U.S., and in scattered locations in central and northeastern U.S., where native.
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Sagittaria rigida – sessile-fruited arrowhead Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; also in western Idaho; otherwise in eastern North America, where native.
- Sagittaria subulata – awl-leaf arrowhead Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; native to eastern North America.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Sagittaria in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Sagittaria checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Sagittaria information.
E-Flora BC: Sagittaria atlas page.
CalPhotos: Sagittaria photos.
USDA Plants: Sagittaria information.
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