Sagittaria filiformis
| Threadleaf arrowhead | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. filiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria filiformis J.G.Sm. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sagittaria filiformis, the threadleaf arrowhead,[2] is an aquatic plant species native to the eastern United States, from Maine south to Florida and Alabama. it occurs in flowing streams in the northern part of its range, but more stagnant waters such as marshes and swamps in the South.[3][4]
Sagittaria filiformis is a perennial herb up to 170 cm tall. Some leaves are thread-like, entirely underwater, but others are narrowly ovate or lanceolate and floating on the surface.[3][5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Sagittaria filiformis
- ↑ "Sagittaria filiformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- 1 2 Flora of North America v 22, Sagittaria filiformis
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Smith, Jared Gage. 1894. North American Species of Sagittaria and Lophotocarpus 20, pl. 15, figs 5-8, Sagittaria filiformis
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, holotype of Sagittaria filiformis, collected in Alabama
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, Sagittaria filiformis, collected in Florida
- US Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
- Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry, Maine Natural Areas Program,
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