''Sagittaria australis,'' the Appalachian arrowhead or longbeak arrowhead, is a plant species native to much of the eastern part of the United States, from
Louisiana
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to
Iowa
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to
New York State
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to
Florida
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, mostly between
New Jersey
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and
Mississippi
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with scattered locations elsewhere in the range.
It is an
emergent aquatic, growing in swamps and along the edges of lakes and ponds.
It is sometimes sold as an ornamental to be cultivated in
aquaria or garden ponds.
''Sagittaria australis'' is a
perennial
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herb up to 130 cm (50 inches) tall. It is unusual in genus in having a 5-winged
petiole. Flowers are up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter, white, producing an
achene
An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and indehiscent (they do not ope ...
with a recurved beak.
References
External links
US Department of Agriculture, Plants profile, Sagittaria australis (J.G. Sm.) Small, Longbeak arrowhead Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Kentucky, ''Sagittaria australis''Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Alabama in 1896, holotype of ''Sagittaria longirostra'' var. ''australis'' and ''Sagittaria australis''Missouri Botanical Garden, Gardening Tips, ''Sagittaria australis'' 'Benni' SILK STOCKINGSAlabama Plant Atlas, ''Sagittaria australis''Delaware WildflowersDigital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
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australis
Flora of the United States
Freshwater plants
Garden plants
Plants described in 1897