Sagittaria teres | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Sagittaria |
Species: | S. teres
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Binomial name | |
Sagittaria teres | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Sagittaria graminea var. teres (S.Watson) Bogin |
Sagittaria teres, the quill-leaved arrowhead [2] or slender arrowhead, [3] is an aquatic plant species in the genus Sagittaria. It is a perennial herb up to 80 centimetres (31 inches) tall. The leaves can grow both under and above the water. The flowers are white, up to 1.5 cm (1⁄2 in) in diameter, borne in one or more whorls on a stalk rising above the leaves. [4] [5]
It is native to the northeastern United States: Rhode Island ( Providence and Washington Counties), Massachusetts, New Hampshire ( Hillsborough County), New York ( Suffolk County) and New Jersey. [6] It grows along the shores of lakes, marshes, and other wetlands, frequently those with acidic water such as Sphagnum bogs. [4] [7] [8]
It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, [9] New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. It is listed as a special concern in Massachusetts. [10]
Sagittaria teres | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Sagittaria |
Species: | S. teres
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Binomial name | |
Sagittaria teres | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Sagittaria graminea var. teres (S.Watson) Bogin |
Sagittaria teres, the quill-leaved arrowhead [2] or slender arrowhead, [3] is an aquatic plant species in the genus Sagittaria. It is a perennial herb up to 80 centimetres (31 inches) tall. The leaves can grow both under and above the water. The flowers are white, up to 1.5 cm (1⁄2 in) in diameter, borne in one or more whorls on a stalk rising above the leaves. [4] [5]
It is native to the northeastern United States: Rhode Island ( Providence and Washington Counties), Massachusetts, New Hampshire ( Hillsborough County), New York ( Suffolk County) and New Jersey. [6] It grows along the shores of lakes, marshes, and other wetlands, frequently those with acidic water such as Sphagnum bogs. [4] [7] [8]
It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, [9] New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. It is listed as a special concern in Massachusetts. [10]