Sagittaria ambigua
Sagittaria ambigua, the Kansas arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species native to the central United States (Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma). It grows in wet areas, mostly along the shores of ponds and waterways.[1][2][3][4]
| Kansas arrowhead | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. ambigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria ambigua J.G.Sm. 1894 | |
Sagittaria ambigua is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3.0 ft) tall. Leaves are broadly lanceolate, the blade up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and 12 cm (4.5 in) wide.[1][5][6][7]
References
- "Sagittaria ambigua in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- "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.
- 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.
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