Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sagittaria weatherbiana
FAMILY
Alismataceae
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This species is found more often in shaded or partly shaded wetlands than nearly all other Sagittaria species. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sagittaria weatherbiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 22 (2000)
Sagittaria graminea ssp. weatherbiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-004b:
Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana FAMILY Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana
COMMON NAME:
Weatherby’s Arrowhead
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sagittaria weatherbiana
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sagittaria weatherbiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 22
Sagittaria graminea ssp. weatherbiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-004b:
Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana
4494
Emergent aquatic that also has submerged leaves (rooted); Forb
Perennial
Monoecious or polygamo-monoecious
Habitat: Fresh to brackish marshes, tidal cypress-gum swamps, streambanks, pineland pools, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
Blades of emersed leaves linear to linear-oblanceolate; submersed leaves phyllodial
Petioles of emersed leaves 6.5-17cm long, triangular
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes present (coarse); stolons absent; corms absent
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
Numerous stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescence a raceme
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene
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