Sagittaria isoetiformis

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Quillwort arrowhead
Quillwort arrowhead? (Sagittaria isoetiformis) (6251563786).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
Species:
S. isoetiformis
Binomial name
Sagittaria isoetiformis

Sagittaria isoetiformis, common name quillwort arrowhead,[1] is an aquatic plant species native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina).[2]

Sagittaria isoetiformis is similar to and often mistaken for it, but Sagittaria isoetiformis has flattened leaves rather than leaves round in cross-section. Leaves of both species are usually submerged but sometimes emerging from the water.[3][4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sagittaria isoetiformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. ^ Godfrey, R. K. and P. Adams. 1964. The identity of Sagittaria isoetiformis (Alismataceae). Sida 1: 269--273.
  4. ^ "Sagittaria isoetiformis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  5. ^ Garden., Missouri Botanical (1895-01-01). "Annual report". v.6 (1895). ISSN 0893-3243. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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