Broad-leaved Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- saj-ee-TAR-ee-uh lat-ih-FOE-lee-ah
- Description
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Broad-leaved Arrowhead is a plant primarily found in marshes, swamps bogs, and farm ponds. This plant produces starchy tubers that were used extensively by the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It can become weedy.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Sagittaria
- Species:
- latifolia
- Family:
- Alismataceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southern Canada, most of the contiguous US and Mexico
- Distribution:
- AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY Canada: NB , NL , NS , ON , PE
- Wildlife Value:
- Underground tubers are preferred by at least fifteen species of ducks and by snapping turtles.
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Can be invasive
- Edibility:
- Edible
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 8 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 8 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Water Plant
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Frequent Standing Water
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Fruit displays from August to November.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 2-3 rays/petals
- Flower Description:
- Three petaled white flower with yellow centers produced in whorls of 3 from June to October.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Other/more complex
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 24 to 32 in. lanceolate to arrow shaped leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Pond
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Water Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Problems:
- Weedy
