Sagittaria australis

Sagittaria australis, the Appalachian arrowhead or longbeak arrowhead, is a plant species native to much of the eastern part of the United States, from Louisiana to Iowa to New York State to Florida, mostly between New Jersey and Mississippi with scattered locations elsewhere in the range.

Sagittaria australis
Long-beaked arrowhead - Sagittaria australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
Species:
S. australis
Binomial name
Sagittaria australis
(J.G.Sm.) Small
Synonyms[1]
  • Sagittaria engelmanniana subsp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin
  • Sagittaria longirostra var. australis J.G. Sm.

It is an emergent aquatic, growing in swamps and along the edges of lakes and ponds.[2][3] It is sometimes sold as an ornamental to be cultivated in aquaria or garden ponds.[4][5][6]

Sagittaria australis is a perennial herb up to 130 cm (50 inches) tall. It is unusual in genus in having a 5-winged petiole. Flowers are up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter, white, producing an achene with a recurved beak.[2][7][8]

References
  1. Tropicos
  2. "Sagittaria australis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. #IndexMetaAuthor#. "Sagittaria australis 'Benni' | Wasserpflanzen | Wasserpflanzen Shop | Seerosensorten". www.seerosensorten.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  5. "Sagittaria australis Benni Silk Stocking - Sagittaire - Pépinière, plantes, jardinerie, vente en ligne". www.jardindupicvert.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  6. "Sagittaria australis 'Benni' - Piante acquatiche - Water Plants Italy". Piante acquatiche - Water Plants Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  7. Small, John Kunkel. Flora of the Southeastern United States 45–46. 1903.
  8. Club., Torrey Botanical (1897-01-01). "Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club". v.24 (1897). Torrey Botanical Club. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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