Sagittaria lancifolia Linnaeus var. media M. Micheli. clade: Graminea Group, Graminea Complex. Common name: Scimitar Arrowhead. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Freshwater to brackish (mesohaline) tidal marshes. Distribution: S. DE south to ne. FL, FL Panhandle, west to TX; scattered in Central America and n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: If recognized as a species, this taxon is S. falcata.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Va, (basionym); = Sagittaria falcata Pursh — F, G, RAB, S, S13, Tat; = Sagittaria lancifolia L. ssp. media (Micheli) Bogin — ETx1, FNA22, GW1, K4, Meso6, NS, POWO, WH3, Bogin (1955), Keener (2005); < Sagittaria lancifolia L. — AqW, Tx
Links to other floras: = Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. media - FNA22
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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Horticultural Information
Intro | Stems | Leaves | Inforescence | Flowers | Fruits | Comments | Height | plant sale text | bloom table text | description | stems | leaves | inflorescence | flowers | fruits | comments | cultural notes | germination code | native range |
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Erect, aquatic perennial of freshwater to brackish tidal marshes. | Flowering scapes and leaves arising from underground stem and mostly held above water surface. | Leaves clustered basally, blades gradually tapered to a petiole, lance-shaped with pointed tip, 4-16 in. long. | Flowers in 4-12 whorls on upper part of erect scape; male and female flowers separate; white, 1 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 3 spreading, rounded petals; male flowers (above) with bushy yellow stamens and female flowers (below) with mounded, green compound ovary. | Fruit a brown, compact cluster of beaked achenes. | 1 1/2-4 ft. | Erect, aquatic perennial of freshwater to brackish tidal marshes. | Flowering scapes and leaves arising from underground stem and mostly held above water surface. | Leaves clustered basally, blades gradually tapered to a petiole, lance-shaped with pointed tip, 4-16 in. long. | Flowers in 4-12 whorls on upper part of erect scape; male and female flowers separate; white, 1 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 3 spreading, rounded petals; male flowers (above) with bushy yellow stamens and female flowers (below) with mounded, green compound ovary. | Fruit a brown, compact cluster of beaked achenes. |
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