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§1 Plant

Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

vernacular broadleaf arrowhead — species · Alismataceae

USDA
SALA2
GBIF
5328909
Rank
species
broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
Platephotograph · Susan ElliottCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Alismataceae Vent.
Genus
Sagittaria
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • HI Hawaii Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
  • PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,283 counties across 38 states/territories
Legend Native · 1283 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
None
Shade
High
Moisture use
High
Fire
None
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
95 min.
Precipitation
14–50 in/yr
pH range
4.7–8.9
Root depth
18 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Bunch
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
4.9 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
67,000
Propagation
seed
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
High
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,283 counties across 38 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 39 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 27 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 73 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 59 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 59 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 42 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 44 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 64 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 64 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 52 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 41 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 58 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 65 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 66 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 61 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 16 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 42 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 95 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 35 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 70 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SALA2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5328909 ↗

Record version

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