Sagittaria cristata, the crested arrowhead,[2] is a plant species native to Ontario and north-central United States (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan). It grows in shallow water along the edges of lakes, streams and marshes.[3][4][5][6]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Sagittaria |
Species: | S. cristata |
Binomial name | |
Sagittaria cristata Engelm. 1883 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Sagittaria graminea var. cristata (Engelm.) Bogin |
Sagittaria cristata is a perennial herb up to 75 cm (30 inches) tall. Leaves are flat, long and narrow, not lobed, up to 40 cm (16 inches) long. Flowers are white.[3][7]
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