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Sagittaria sagittifolia L.

Arrowhead

Alismataceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Alismataceae (Water Plantain family)
Genus: Sagittaria (Arrowhead)

Synonyms

Sagittaria sagittifolia

Related species

Sagittaria sagittifolia L. - Arrowhead
Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau - Narrow-Leaved Arrowhead

Traits


    <b>Rooting aquatic plants, flowers (often also leaves) protruding out of the water</b>, <b>25&#8211;100&#8239;cm tall</b>, monoecious. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <b>whorled</b>, <b>in a spike-like to racemose whole-inflorescence</b>, <b>the upper flowers ...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Sagittaria sagittifolia

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Sagittaria sagittifolia

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Sagittaria sagittifolia

Sagittaria sagittifolia

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds

  • in alkaline, wet habitats

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