Broadleaf Arrowhead
Scientific Name:Sagittaria latifolia
Common Name Synonyms:Common Arrowhead, Duck potato


NOTES: Perennial wetland species. Also known as "Duck-Potato," the starchy, edible tubers once a traditional food source of Native Americans.

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Broadleaf Arrowhead
Genus species: Sagittaria latifolia
Common Names: Broadleaf Arrowhead
Common Arrowhead
Duck potato
Family Name: Alismataceae  
Aquatic or wetland perennial or annual herbs; leaves basal, simple, often with a well-developed blade and petiole.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Aquatic
Flower Color:White
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
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