Plant: Arrowhead
Sagittarius
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Name: Broadleaf Arrowhead Genus: Sagittarius
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Discussion: The broadleaf arrowhead is a perennial
herb with a stout rootstock. It lives
in shallow water or around lakes, ponds, and marshes. It ranges all throughout Illinois. The broadleaf arrowhead blooms from July
to September. Its achenes are eaten
by waterfowl, while its rootstocks are an important source of food for
muskrats. Another name for the
broadleaf arrowhead is the ”duck potato.” |
Description:
Stems: up to 4 ft tall, smooth, baring only
flowers Fruits: a cluster of achenes approximately 1/6 in.
long Flowers: separate
male and female flowers, white in color, up to 1 ˝ in across Leaves: basal colored, mostly arrowhead shaped,
pointed at the tips, up to 15 in. long Sepals: 3, separate from one another, green Petals: 3, apart from each other, white Stamens: many Pistils: numerous, separate from each other, all
have superior ovaries |
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Image: |
Location: N 40 36 993
W 90 12 92
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Written by: J. Freeman, A. McKown, A. Duley, A. Kellogg,
and N. Carroll |
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Copyright 2004, Spoon River Valley High School, all rights reserved.
Photos courtesy: http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/sagittarialati.html
http://www.delawarewildflowers.org/1764.html
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