Sagittaria australis explained
Sagittaria australis, the Appalachian arrowhead or longbeak arrowhead, is a plant found in North America. It is a perennial herb up to 130cm (50inches) tall. It is an unusual Sagittaria species in that it has a 5-winged petiole. The flowers are up to 3cm (01inches) in diameter, white, producing an achene with a recurved beak.[1] [2]
The species is native to much of the eastern United States, from Louisiana to Iowa to New York State to Florida, mostly between New Jersey and Mississippi with scattered locations elsewhere in the range. It is an emergent aquatic plant, growing in swamps and along the edges of lakes and ponds.[3] It is sometimes sold as an ornamental to be cultivated in aquaria or garden ponds.[4] [5] [6]
External links
- US Department of Agriculture, Plants profile, Sagittaria australis (J.G. Sm.) Small, Longbeak arrowhead
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Kentucky, Sagittaria australis
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Alabama in 1896, holotype of Sagittaria longirostra var. australis and Sagittaria australis
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Gardening Tips, Sagittaria australis 'Benni' SILK STOCKINGS
- Alabama Plant Atlas, Sagittaria australis
- Wetland Biology, University of Georgia, Long-beak Arrowhead
- Delaware Wildflowers
- Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
Notes and References
- Web site: Sagittaria australis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org . 2017-01-30 . www.efloras.org.
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376932#page/55/mode/1up Small, John Kunkel. Flora of the Southeastern United States 45–46. 1903
- Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2017-01-30 . apps.kew.org . en-GB.
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. Sagittaria australis 'Benni' Wasserpflanzen Wasserpflanzen Shop Seerosensorten . 2017-01-30 . www.seerosensorten.de . de.
- Web site: Sagittaria australis Benni Silk Stocking - Sagittaire - Pépinière, plantes, jardinerie, vente en ligne . 2017-01-30 . www.jardindupicvert.com.
- News: Sagittaria australis 'Benni' - Piante acquatiche - Water Plants Italy . it-IT . Piante acquatiche - Water Plants Italy . 2017-01-30.