Sagittaria cristata
| Crested arrowhead | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. cristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria cristata Engelm. 1883 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Sagittaria graminea var. cristata (Engelm.) Bogin | |
Sagittaria cristata, the crested arrowhead,[2] is a plant species native to Ontario and north-central United States (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan). It grows in shallow water along the edges of lakes, streams and marshes.[3][4][5][6]
Sagittaria cristata is a perennial herb up to 75 cm (30 inches) tall. Leaves are flat, long and narrow, not lobed, up to 40 cm (16 inches) long. Flowers are white.[3][7]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Sagittaria cristata Engelm.
- ↑ "Sagittaria". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Sagittaria cristata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Sagittaria cristata (crested arrowhead)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map Sagittaria cristata Image
- ↑ Sciences., Davenport Academy of Natural. "Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences.". v.4 1882-1884.
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, lectotype of Sagittaria cristata
- Michigan Flora, University of Michigan Herbarium, Sagittaria cristata
- Wetland Plants of Wisconsin, Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, Sagittaria cristata Engelm.
- Gardening Europe, Piantaggine d acqua, Sagittaria cristata Engelm.
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