Sagittaria engelmanniana
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Photos Courtesy Renee Brecht (pistillate flower) |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Sagittaria engelmanniana |
| 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 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. |