Sagittaria

Sagittaria
S. sagittifolia
1885 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
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Type species
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Sagitta Guett.
  • Diphorea Raf.
  • Drepachenia Raf.
  • Lophiocarpus (Kunth) Miq., illegitimate
  • Lophotocarpus T.Durand
  • Hydrolirion H.Lév.

Sagittaria is a genus of about 30[3] species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, swamp potato, tule potato, and wapato. Most are native to South, Central, and North America, but there are also some from Europe, Africa, and Asia.[3][2]

  1. ^ Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
  2. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b 3. Sagittaria Linnaeus, Flora of North America