 |
|
|
| Photos
by Renee Brecht, pistillate flower (female) |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. |
| Common
name: |
Engelmann's arrowhead |
| Group: |
monocot |
| Family: |
Alismataceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
up to 2' |
| Foliage: |
leaves arrowhead-shaped, 1 1/2 - 4", narrow |
| Flower: |
flowers on racemes of 2-4, up to 1-1/4", sepals recurved to spreading |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
flowers early July to late September, fruits late September to October |
| Habitat: |
shallow water, muddy shores of ponds, springs, bots, in sandy or peaty soils |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide, most frequent in the Pine Barrens |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution |
 |
| Misc.: |
Similar to Sagittaria latifolia, except that it has very narrow leaves. The predominant Sagittaria of the pine barrens proper.
Separate male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers. |
Not sure what a word means? Use Answers.com:
|
Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 572. |
|
