Sagittaria latifolia
broadleaf arrowhead, wapato, sagittaire latifoliée, common arrowhead, duck-potato, arrowhead
Family
Alismataceae
Leaf Arrangement
basal, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, deltoid, ovate, sagittate
Growth Form
forb, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
white
Flower Petals
3
Flower Month
May - September
Milky Sap
Yes
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
Leaves arrow-shaped, pointed tip, 3 veins to lobes. Petiole is 5-sided in cross section. Multiple veins radiating from the point of attachment to the petiole. (similar to Peltandra virginica which has parallel side veins radiating from the sides of the main veins, rather than from one point as in Sagittaria) Filaments of anthers not hairy.
Habitat
Still water, marshes, muddy shores, ditches, swamps, ponds, streams.