Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Alismatales > Alismataceae > Sagittaria > Sagittaria gramineaSagittaria graminea (Chinese Arrowhead)Synonyms: Diphorea graminea (homotypic); Sagitta graminea (homotypic); Sagittaria cristata; Sagittaria graminea var. graminea; Sagittaria purshii Sagittaria graminea, the grassy arrowhead or grass-leaved arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species native to eastern North America. It is known from every Canadian province from Ontario to Newfoundland, and every US state from the Great Plains to the Atlantic, plus Colorado, New Mexico and Cuba. It is considered naturalized in Washington State and in Vietnam. Sagittaria graminea grows in wet areas such as marshes and the banks of rivers and lakes. It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall with long-linear, grass-like leaves. |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Lifespan [1] | Annual/Perennial | Structure [2] | Herb | | Height [1] | 20 inches (0.5 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Sagittaria graminea |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Bruce Peninsula National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Edwin S. George Reserve |
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1297 |
Michigan, United States |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Gulf Island National Seashore |
II |
67487 |
Florida, Mississippi, United States |
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Hobcaw Barony (North Inlet) National Estuarine Research Reserve |
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7585 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Isle Royale Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
571799 |
Michigan, United States |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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La Mauricie National Park |
II |
131706 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
28351 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
II |
5035 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Saratoga National Historical Park |
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New York, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
25823 |
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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