Sagittaria ambigua, the Kansas arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species native to North America. It is a perennial herb growing up to 90 centimetres (3 feet) tall. The leaves are broadly lanceolate, the blade up to 20 cm (8 in) long and 12 cm (4+1⁄2 in) wide.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. ambigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria ambigua J.G.Sm. 1894
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It can be found in the central United States (Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma) growing in wet areas, mostly along the shores of ponds and waterways.[1][5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sagittaria ambigua in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Smith, Jared Gage. 1894. North American Species of Sagittaria and Lophotocarpus 22–23, plate 17, Sagittaria ambigua
- ^ Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Sagittaria ambigua.
- ^ Gleason, H. A. & A.J. Cronquist. 1968. The Pteridophytoa, Gymnospermae and Monocotyledoneae. 1: 1–482. In H. A. Gleason, New Britton and Brown Illustrated Flora of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, ed. 3, New York Botanical Garden, New York.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map Image
- ^ "Plants Profile for Sagittaria ambigua (Kansas arrowhead)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
