Peltandra virginica
green arrow-arum, green arrow arum, tuckahoe, arrow arum, green arum
Family
Araceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, deltoid
Growth Form
forb, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Month
April - June
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.3
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Field Characters
Emergent forb from a thick root stock, about 5 dm tall. Its triangular, 3-nerved leaves have parallel side veins (radiating from the sides of the main veins, rather than from one point as in Sagittaria). Long petioles.
Habitat
Pinelands, shallow waters, bogs marshes, swamps, moist woods, along streams.