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|familia=Alismataceae

|familia=Alismataceae

|genus=Sagittaria  

|genus=Sagittaria

|species=sagittifolia

|species=sagittifolia

|common_name=Arrowhead

|common_name=Arrowhead

|exposure=sun

|exposure=sun

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|features=edible

|features=flowers, edible

|flowers=white

|flowers=white

|Temp Metric=°F

|Temp Metric=°F

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|max_zone=12

|max_zone=12

|image=Upload.png

|image=SagittariaSagittifolia-bloem-kl.jpg

|image_width=240

|image_width=240

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'''''Sagittaria sagittifolia''''' (also called '''arrowhead''' due to the shape of its leaves) is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Alismataceae]], native to [[wetland]]s throughout the temperate regions of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]; in Britain it is the only native ''Sagittaria''.

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It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]], growing in water from 10-50 cm deep. The [[leaf|leaves]] above water are arrowhead-shaped, the leaf blade 15-25 cm long and 10-22 cm broad, on a long petiole holding the leaf up to 45 cm above water level. The plant also has narrow linear submerged leaves, up to 80 cm long and 2 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are 2-2.5 cm broad, with three small sepals and three white petals, and numerous purple stamens.

 

| high =    <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

The round [[tuber]] is edible. It tastes bland, with a starchy texture, similar to a [[potato]] but somewhat crunchier, even when cooked.

| origin =    <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->

| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->

| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

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Sagittaria sagittifolia, Linn. Old-world Arrowhead. Rhizome thick and tuberous, stolon-bearing: lvs. broad and sagittate, very variable in form and size: scapes erect, simple or branched, overtopping the lvs.: bracts narrow-ovate, free or slightly connate at base, shorter than the pedicels: petals large, white; filaments glabrous: achene nearly or quite orbicular and in this respect differing from the allied American species. Throughout Eu. and Asia.—By some authors the American S. latifolia and others are considered to be con-specific. Var. florepleno, Hort. (S. japonica, Hort. S. japonica fl.-pl., Hort.), is a form with double fls. common in cult.—S. chinensis of most trade-lists is apparently one of the many forms of this species. There appears to be another S. chinensis in the trade, with lanceolate lvs., the botanical position of which is undetermined.

Sagittaria sagittifolia, Linn. Old-world Arrowhead. Rhizome thick and tuberous, stolon-bearing: lvs. broad and sagittate, very variable in form and size: scapes erect, simple or branched, overtopping the lvs.: bracts narrow-ovate, free or slightly connate at base, shorter than the pedicels: petals large, white; filaments glabrous: achene nearly or quite orbicular and in this respect differing from the allied American species. Throughout Eu. and Asia.—By some authors the American S. latifolia and others are considered to be con-specific. Var. florepleno, Hort. (S. japonica, Hort. S. japonica fl.-pl., Hort.), is a form with double fls. common in cult. G.C. III.30:171. Gn. 74, p. 67. G.M. 44:779. G.W. 3, p. 621. J.H. III. 43:219.—S. chinensis of most trade-lists is apparently one of the many forms of this species. There appears to be another S. chinensis in the trade, with lanceolate lvs., the botanical position of which is undetermined.

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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Sagittaria|genus page]].''

:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Sagittaria|genus page]].''

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