Sagittaria engelmanniana explained

Sagittaria engelmanniana (Engelmann's arrowhead or acid-water arrowhead) is a perennial aquatic plant growing up to 70cm (30inches) tall. The leaves are sagittate (arrow-shaped) with 3 very narrow lobes.^[1]

The species is native to eastern North America. It has been reported from every state bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlantic Ocean from Mississippi to Massachusetts, plus Vermont and Ontario.^{[2] [3] [4]} It occurs in wetlands, predominantly those with acidic water such as Sphagnum bogs.

External links

• line drawing at Missouri Botanical Garden, iconospecimen of Sagittaria engelmanniana
• Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society Sagittaria engelmanniana
• Connecticut Botanical Society, Engelmann's Arrowhead (Acid-water Arrowhead), Sagittaria engelmanniana
• Vijverplanten online, Sagittaria engelmanniana

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31875965#page/24/mode/1up Smith, Jared Gage. 1894. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5(3): 25, Sagittaria engelmanniana
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Sagittaria%20engelmanniana.png Biota of North America Program map, Sagittaria engelmanniana
3. Web site: Sagittaria engelmanniana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org. 2017-01-30.
4. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. apps.kew.org. en-GB. 2017-01-30.