Intro: Erect, aquatic perennial of marshes, ponds, freshwater and saltwater tidal marshes.

Stems: Flowering scapes and leaves arising from an underground stem and mostly held above water surface.

Leaves: Leaves clustered basally and of two types: linear to narrowly lance-shaped ones on petioles and up to 7 in. long are both submerged and above water; narrower, grass-like leaves up to 14 in. long are above water.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in 1-10 whorls of 3 flowers each along an erect scape, male and female flowers separate; white; 1/2-1 in. wide; consisting of 3 spreading, rounded petals and the male flowers (above) with bushy yellow stamens and female flowers (below) with a mounded, green compound ovary.

Fruits: Fruit a brown, compact cluster of achenes.

Comments: Sagittaria chapmanii . . . . and S. isoetiformis....?

Height: 1-3 ft.

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description: Erect, aquatic perennial of marshes, ponds, freshwater and saltwater tidal marshes.

stems: Flowering scapes and leaves arising from an underground stem and mostly held above water surface.

leaves: Leaves clustered basally and of two types: linear to narrowly lance-shaped ones on petioles and up to 7 in. long are both submerged and above water; narrower, grass-like leaves up to 14 in. long are above water.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in 1-10 whorls of 3 flowers each along an erect scape, male and female flowers separate; white; 1/2-1 in. wide; consisting of 3 spreading, rounded petals and the male flowers (above) with bushy yellow stamens and female flowers (below) with a mounded, green compound ovary.

fruits: Fruit a brown, compact cluster of achenes.

comments: Sagittaria chapmanii . . . . and S. isoetiformis....?

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