PLANTS Profile for Sagittaria (arrowhead)

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PLANTS Profile

Sagittaria L.
arrowhead

Symbol:

SAGIT

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Alismataceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2001. Usage Requirements.

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Sagittaria L.

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Distribution:
Sagittaria L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Sagittaria L.

View 5 genera in Alismataceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Sagittaria ambigua J.G. Sm.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria ambigua
Kansas arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria australis (J.G. Sm.) Small. .

Sagittaria australis
longbeak arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria brevirostra Mack. & Bush. . Image Available.

Sagittaria brevirostra
shortbeak arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria calycina Engelm.. .

Sagittaria calycina
hooded arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria cristata Engelm.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria cristata
crested arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon. . Image Available.

Sagittaria cuneata
arumleaf arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria demersa J.G. Sm.. .

Sagittaria demersa
Chihuahuan arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria engelmanniana
Engelmann's arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria fasciculata E.O. Beal. . Image Available.

Sagittaria fasciculata
bunched arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria filiformis J.G. Sm.. .

Sagittaria filiformis
threadleaf arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria graminea Michx.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria graminea
grassy arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria guayanensis Kunth. .

Sagittaria guayanensis
Guyanese arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria intermedia Micheli. .

Sagittaria intermedia
intermediate arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria isoetiformis J.G. Sm.. .

Sagittaria isoetiformis
quillwort arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria kurziana Glück. .

Sagittaria kurziana
springtape

Distribution of Sagittaria lancifolia L.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria lancifolia
bulltongue arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria latifolia Willd.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria latifolia
broadleaf arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria longiloba Engelm. ex J.G. Sm.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria longiloba
longbarb arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria montevidensis
giant arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria papillosa Buchenau. .

Sagittaria papillosa
nipplebract arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G. Sm.. . Image Available.

Sagittaria platyphylla
delta arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria rigida Pursh. . Image Available.

Sagittaria rigida
sessilefruit arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria sagittifolia L. [excluded]. .

Sagittaria sagittifolia
Hawaii arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria sanfordii Greene. .

Sagittaria sanfordii
valley arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria secundifolia Kral. .

Sagittaria secundifolia
Little River arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau. . Image Available.

Sagittaria subulata
awl-leaf arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria teres S. Watson. . Image Available.

Sagittaria teres
slender arrowhead

Distribution of Sagittaria trifolia L.. .

Sagittaria trifolia
threeleaf arrowhead

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sagittaria L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Alismatales
Family	Alismataceae – Water-plantain family
Genus	Sagittaria L. – arrowhead

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Sagittaria L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin			Minor		Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Sagittaria L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38903.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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