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Sagittaria subulata (Linnaeus) Buchenau. clade: Graminea Group, Platyphylla Complex. Common name: Dwarf Arrowhead, Awl-leaf Arrowhead. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Tidal marshes and mud flats. Distribution: MA and NY south to n. peninsular FL and MS; allegedly also in n. South America (POWO 2024).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, FNA22, GW1, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S, SFla, Va, WH3, Keener (2005); = Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau var. subulata — G, RAB, Bogin (1955); > Sagittaria lorata Chapm.; > Sagittaria natans Michx.; < Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau — C; > Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau — S13; > Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau var. natans (Michx.) J.G.Sm. — F, Tat; > Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau var. subulata — F, Tat; Alisma subulatum Linnaeus. Basionym: Alisma subulatum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Sagittaria subulata - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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