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The leaves above water are arrowhead-shaped, the leaf blade 15–25 cm (6–10 in) long and 10–22 cm (4– 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad, on a long petiole holding the leaf up to 45 cm (17 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) above water level. The plant also has narrow linear submerged leaves, up to 80 cm (31 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 2 cm broad. Panicled flowers are 2–2.5 ...
Sagittaria latifolia is a plant found in shallow wetlands and is sometimes known as broadleaf arrowhead, [5] duck-potato, [6] Indian potato, or wapato. This plant produces edible tubers that have traditionally been extensively used by Native Americans .
Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 [3] species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, swamp potato, tule potato, and wapato. Most are native to South , Central , and North America , but there are also some from Europe , Africa , and Asia .
Common names include: arrowhead plant, arrowhead vine, arrowhead philodendron, goosefoot, nephthytis, [3] African evergreen, [4] and American evergreen. [5] The species is native to a wide region of Latin America from Mexico through Bolivia , and naturalized in the West Indies , Florida , Texas , Hawaii , and other places.
The plant likes to grow in fresh or brackish water and is commonly found in ditches, marshes, swamps and along the shores of lakes and streams. [ 4 ] Sagittaria lancifolia reproduces both asexually through spreading rhizomes and sexually through reproduction of copious achenes , a dry fruit each of which carries a single seed. [ 6 ]
Syngonium / s ɪ ŋ ˈ ɡ oʊ n i ə m / [3] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical rainforests in southern Mexico, the West Indies, Central and South America. [2] They are woody vines growing to heights of 10–20 m or more in trees.
[4] [5] [6] A very thin flower-bearing stalk raises to about 60 cm (24 in) above water. The flowers are about 1.5 cm (5 ⁄ 8 in) wide, with three petals and three sepals; typically the upper flowers only have stamens (male), while lower flowers have only pistils (female). [6] The seeds appear in a head about 1.5 cm wide. [6]
Sagittaria brevirostra, common name Midwestern arrowhead [2] or shortbeak arrowhead, [3] is an aquatic plant species native to North America. It is a perennial herb growing up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) tall, with arrow-shaped leaves and white flowers.