Sagittaria lancifolia subsp. media (Micheli) Bogin

Bulltongue arrowhead (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A plant that grows in swamps. It has tubers. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are long and narrow. The flowers have 3 green sepals and 3 white petals.
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Leaves lanceolate to broadly ovate. Inflorescences: bracts papillose. Flowers: sepals papillose. 2n = 22.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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Environment

It grows in water, swamps and muddy banks.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 10-12
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots shoots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Sagittaria lancifolia subsp. media world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:225277-2
WFO ID wfo-0000753300
COL ID 5KYX4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sagittaria falcata Sagittaria plantaginifolia Sagittaria lancifolia var. falcata Sagittaria lancifolia subsp. media Sagittaria lancifolia var. media