Sagittaria weatherbiana Fernald. Common name: Weatherby’s Arrowhead. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Fresh to brackish marshes, tidal cypress-gum swamps, streambanks, pineland pools. Distribution: Se. VA south to Panhandle FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Isozyme studies by Hauber & Legé (1999) provide evidence that this taxon should be given species status; its genetic identity with var. graminea is low, and comparable to the difference between S. graminea (in the narrow sense) and S. platyphylla.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, K4, NS, POWO, Va; = Sagittaria graminea Michx. ssp. weatherbiana (Fernald) R.R.Haynes & Hellq. — AqW, FNA22, Keener (2005); = Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. weatherbiana (Fernald) Bogin — C, G, GW1, RAB, WH3, Bogin (1955), Wooten (1973). Basionym: Sagittaria weatherbiana Fernald 1935
Links to other floras: = Sagittaria graminea ssp. weatherbiana - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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