Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sagittaria lancifolia var. lancifolia
FAMILY
Alismataceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This variety is rare, occurring from e. SC southward. Its bracts and sepals are striate-ribbed (vs. papillose). Read more in Weakley's Flora.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 22 (2000)
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-007:
Sagittaria lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagittaria angustifolia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagittaria lancifolia
COMMON NAME:
Bulltongue Arrowhead
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Keith Bradley kab_s_lancifolia_75197
March Monroe County FL
Everglades National Park
Flowers to 3.3 cm diameter; filaments longer than anthers, per Flora of North America.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sagittaria lancifolia var. lancifolia
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 22
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-007:
Sagittaria lancifolia
FAMILY
Alismataceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagittaria angustifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagittaria lancifolia
3575
Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Monoecious or polygamo-monoecious
Habitat: marshes, swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
Leaf blade linear to ovate
Petioles 44–58cm long, terete
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes present (coarse); stolons absent; corms absent
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
Numerous stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene
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