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