Sagittaria Linnaeus. Common name: Arrowhead, Katniss, Flecha de Agua.
Contributed by Brian R. Keener & Alan S. Weakley
A genus of about 25 species, herbs, primarily of the Americas. Groups (and Complexes within the Graminea Group) shown in the key and text are based on Keener (2005).
Key advice:Portions of this key (and treatment) are provisional. The taxonomy and best characters to use in the linear-leaved species is particularly problematic.
References: Adams (1961); Beal, Wooten, and Kaul (1982); Bogin (1955); Haynes & Hellquist (2000a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Haynes, Les, & Holm-Nielsen (1998a) In Kubitzki (1998b); Keener (2005); Sorrie & LeBlond (2008); Sorrie, Keener, and Edwards (2007); Werier & Gandhi (2023); Wooten (1973). Show full citations.
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