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Alismataceae
Sagittaria

not marked as a favorite taxon Sagittaria secundifolia Kral. Common name: Little River Water-plantain, Kral's Arrowhead. Habitat: Crevices in sandstone bedrock in streambeds. Distribution: Endemic to se. Tennessee, nw. Georgia, and nc. Alabama. Disjunct further south in ec. AL (Coosa County; Threlkeld 1427, see Keener et al. 2026 for specimen image).

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clade: Graminea Group, Secundifolia Complex.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Kral (1982) and Threlkeld & Soehren (2003) for additional information.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K1, K4, NS, POWO, Keener (2005); = n/a — S. Basionym: Sagittaria secundifolia Kral 1982

Links to other floras: = Sagittaria secundifolia - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Sagittaria secundifolia© Alan Cressler: Sagittaria secundifolia, male flowers, Lookout Mountain, Chattooga County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sagittaria secundifolia© Alan Cressler: Sagittaria secundifolia, Lookout Mountain, Chattooga County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Sagittaria secundifolia© Alan Cressler: Sagittaria secundifolia, Lookout Mountain, Chattooga County, Georgia 7 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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