Biology:Sagittaria engelmanniana
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Short description: Species of aquatic plant
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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. engelmanniana
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| Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G.Sm
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| Sagittaria engelmanniana range map of New York | |
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Sagittaria engelmanniana (Engelmann's arrowhead[3] or acid-water arrowhead) is a perennial aquatic plant growing up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) tall. The leaves are sagittate (arrow-shaped) with 3 very narrow lobes.[1][4]
The species is 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.[5][4][6] It occurs in wetlands, predominantly those with acidic water such as Sphagnum bogs.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, Jared Gage. 1894. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5(3): 25, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ↑ The Plant List, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ↑ "Sagittaria engelmanniana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SAEN. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sagittaria engelmanniana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000333.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program map, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" (in en-GB). http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=287239.
External links
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q15572223 entry
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