Nipplebract 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. papillosa
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Binomial name | |
Sagittaria papillosa | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Sagittaria lancifolia var. papillosa (Buchenau) Micheli |
Sagittaria papillosa, the nipplebract arrowhead, [2] is a perennial plant species growing up to 120 centimetres (47 inches) tall. Petioles are triangular in cross-section, the leaf blade very narrowly elliptical to ovate, not lobed. The species is distinguished from others in the genus by having bumps (papillae) resembling nipples on the flower bracts. [3] [4]
It is native to the south-central United States ( Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi). [5] [3] It grows in wet places such as marshes and the banks of lakes and slow-moving streams.