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Sagittaria cristata

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Crested arrowhead
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
Species:
S. cristata
Binomial name
Sagittaria cristata
Engelm. 1883
Synonyms[1]

Sagittaria graminea var. cristata (Engelm.) Bogin

Sagittaria cristata, the crested arrowhead,[2] is a perennial herb growing up to 75 centimetres (30 inches) tall. The leaves are flat, long and narrow, not lobed, and up to 40 cm (16 in) long. The flowers are white.[3]

The species is native to Ontario and north-central United States (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan). It grows in shallow water along the edges of lakes, streams and marshes.[3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Sagittaria cristata Engelm.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sagittaria​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Sagittaria cristata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ^ "Plants Profile for Sagittaria cristata (crested arrowhead)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  5. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map Sagittaria cristata Image
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