Sagittaria latifolia
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Photo Courtesy Jane Morton Galetto |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Sagittaria latifolia |
| Common name: | broadleaf arrowhead |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | to 4' |
| Foliage: | 4 to 12" sagittate leaves |
| Flower: | white, 3 petalled, 3/4" across |
| Flowering time: | July to September |
| Habitat: | shallow water, edges of stream |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc.: | This plant has wildlife value it is food and cover for aquatic
animal life. The seeds and tubers are eaten by waterfowl, songbirds,
wading birds, muskrat and beaver. The tubers are edible and traditionally the plant has been used medicinally to treat indigestion and fever. |