Sagittaria engelmanniana (Engelmann's arrowhead[3] or acid-water arrowhead) is a perennial aquatic plant growing up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) tall. The leaves are sagittate (arrow-shaped) with 3 very narrow lobes.[1][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. engelmanniana
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| Sagittaria engelmanniana | |
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| Sagittaria engelmanniana range map of New York | |
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The species is native to eastern North America. It has been reported from every state bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlantic Ocean from Mississippi to Massachusetts, plus Vermont and Ontario.[5][4][6] It occurs in wetlands, predominantly those with acidic water such as Sphagnum bogs.
References
edit- ^ a b Smith, Jared Gage. 1894. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5(3): 25, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ^ The Plant List, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ^ NRCS. "Sagittaria engelmanniana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Sagittaria engelmanniana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Biota of North America Program map, Sagittaria engelmanniana
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
External links
edit- line drawing at Missouri Botanical Garden, iconospecimen of Sagittaria engelmanniana
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society Sagittaria engelmanniana
- Connecticut Botanical Society, Engelmann's Arrowhead (Acid-water Arrowhead), Sagittaria engelmanniana
- Vijverplanten online, Sagittaria engelmanniana