Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Alismatales > Alismataceae > Sagittaria > Sagittaria rigidaSagittaria rigida (sessilefruit arrowhead)Synonyms: Sagitta rigida (homotypic); Sagittaria heterophylla (heterotypic); Sagittaria heterophylla f. elliptica; Sagittaria heterophylla f. fluitans; Sagittaria heterophylla f. rigida (homotypic); Sagittaria heterophylla var. angustifolia; Sagittaria heterophylla var. elliptica; Sagittaria heterophylla var. fluitans; Sagittaria heterophylla var. rigida (homotypic); Sagittaria rigida f. elliptica; Sagittaria rigida f. fluitans; Sagittaria rigida f. rigida; Sagittaria rigida var. engelmannii; Sagittaria sagittifolia var. rigida (homotypic) Sagittaria rigida, the sessilefruit arrowhead or Canadian arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species native to Canada and to the United States and also naturalized in Great Britain. It grows in shallow waters along the edges of ponds and streams. It generally has linear to narrowly elliptical leaves and sessile female flowers. |
Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [1] | Monoecious | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [2] | Herb | | Height [1] | 6 inches (0.15 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Sagittaria rigida |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
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19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
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8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
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51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
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5035 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge |
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25823 |
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
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1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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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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