Sagittaria lancifolia Linnaeus var. lancifolia . clade: Graminea Group, Graminea Complex. Common name: Bulltongue Arrowhead. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Marshes, swamps. Distribution: E. SC south to s. FL, west to FL Panhandle; West Indies; n. South America. Reports further west in the Gulf Coastal Plain (MS and LA) are unverified.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C; = Sagittaria lancifolia L. — Bah, RAB, SFla; = Sagittaria lancifolia L. ssp. lancifolia — FNA22, GW1, K4, Meso6, NS, POWO, WH3, Bogin (1955), Keener (2005); > Sagittaria angustifolia Lindl. — S, S13; < Sagittaria lancifolia L. — AqW; > Sagittaria lancifolia L. — S, S13; Sagittaria lancifolia L. Basionym: Sagittaria lancifolia L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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