Biology:Sagittaria cristata
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Short description: Species of aquatic plant
| Crested arrowhead | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. cristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria cristata Engelm. 1883
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sagittaria graminea var. cristata (Engelm.) Bogin | |
Sagittaria cristata, the crested arrowhead,[2] is a perennial herb growing up to 75 centimetres (30 inches) tall. The leaves are flat, long and narrow, not lobed, and up to 40 cm (16 in) long. The flowers are white.[3]
The species is 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]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Sagittaria cristata Engelm.
- ↑ "Sagittaria". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SACR4. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sagittaria cristata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000330.
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Sagittaria cristata (crested arrowhead)". http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SACR4.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" (in en-GB). http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=287218.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map Sagittaria cristata Image
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q15564833 entry
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