Sagittaria latifolia Willdenow var. pubescens (Muhlenberg ex Nuttall) J.G. Smith. clade: Sagittifolia Group. Common Arrowhead, Broadleaf Arrowhead. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Bogs, marshes. Dist: C. PA, OH, and TN, south to n. FL and e. LA, primarily in the Appalachians.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The taxonomic recognition of var. pubescens and var. latifolia as taxonomic entities at variety or species rank has been controversial, with most floras in recent decades dismissing them as trivial phenotypic variation.
Synonymy: = C, F, G, GW1, Pa, RAB, Tx, W, Bogin (1955); = Sagittaria pubescens Muhl. ex Nutt. – S, WV; < Sagittaria latifolia Willd. – FNA22, Il, K1, K3, K4, NE, Va, WH3, Keener (2005)
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