Sagittaria latifolia
Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead
Other regional names: Duck Potato
- Duck Potato
Also known as: Sagitta latifolia (Willd.) Nieuwl. +16 more
- Sagitta latifolia (Willd.) Nieuwl.
- Sagittaria engelmanniana subsp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin
- Sagittaria esculenta Howell
- Sagittaria gigantea Desm.
- Sagittaria gracilis Pursh
- Sagittaria hastata var. gracilis (Pursh) Nutt.
- Sagittaria latifolia f. diversifolia B.L.Rob.
- Sagittaria latifolia f. gracilis B.L.Rob.
- Sagittaria latifolia f. hastata B.L.Rob.
- Sagittaria latifolia f. latifolia
- Sagittaria latifolia f. obtusa (Muhl. ex Willd.) B.L.Rob.
- Sagittaria latifolia var. glabra Buchenau
- Sagittaria latifolia var. latifolia
- Sagittaria latifolia var. major Pursh
- Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa (Engelm.) Wiegand
- Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens (Torr.) J.G.Sm.
- Sagittaria longirostra (Micheli) J.G.Sm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Alismataceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Sagittaria latifolia (commonly known as Broadleaf Arrowhead or Common Arrowhead) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Alismataceae family. Originating in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Cook Is., Czechoslovakia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Italy, Puerto Rico, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, West Himalaya