Sagittaria engelmanniana
| Acid-water arrowhead | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. engelmanniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G.Sm | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sagittaria engelmanniana is an aquatic plant species native to eastern North America. It has been reported from every state bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlantic Ocean from Mississippi to Massachusetts, plus Vermont and Ontario.[3][4][5]
Sagittaria engelmanniana occurs in wetlands, predominantly those with acidic water such as Sphagnum bogs. It is a perennial herb up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are sagittate (arrow-shaped) with 3 very narrow lobes.[2][4]
External links
- US Department of Agriculture Plants profile
- line drawing at Missouri Botanical Garden, iconospecimen of Sagittaria engelmanniana
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society Sagittaria engelmanniana
- Connecticut Botanical Society, Engelmann's Arrowhead (Acid-water Arrowhead), Sagittaria engelmanniana
- Vijverplanten online, Sagittaria engelmanniana
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smith, Jared Gage. 1894. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5(3): 25, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ↑ Biota of North America Program map, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flora of North America, v 22, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
