- Aquatic Plant Profiles
- Plant Material Terminology
- Alligatorweed
- Arrow Arum
- Asian Spiderwort / Dayflower
- Blue Flag Iris
- Blue Mistflower
- Broadleaf Arrowhead
- Bulltongue Arrowhead
- Bengal Tiger Canna
- Yellow King Humbert Canna
- Carolina Mosquito Fern
- Chinese Water Chestnut
- Climbing Hempvine
- Common Cattail
- Duckweed
- Dwarf Cattail
- Elderberry
- Elephant Ear "Illustris"
- Flamingo Willow
- Floating Pennywort
- Giant Bulrush
- Golden Canna
- Jointed Spikesedge
- Lanceleaf Frogfruit
- Lizard's Tail
- Long's Sedge
- Louisiana iris
- Maidencane
- Parrotfeather
- Pickerelweed
- Red Stemmed Thalia
- Silky Dogwood
- Soft Rush
- Smooth Beggartick
- Spikerush
- Stargrass
- Swamp Barnyardgrass
- Switchgrass
- Variegated Celery
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Water Hyacinth
- Water Lettuce
- Water Pennywort
- Waxmyrtle
- Black Willow
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Family:
Alismataceae
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Native or Introduced:
Native
Nutrient Removal Rating:
Medium
Wildlife Value:
High
Invasiveness:
Medium
Rooted or Floating:
Rooted
Site Requirements:
Full sun
Maximum Water Depth:
12 inches
Plant Description:
Broadleaf arrowhead is an herbaceous perennial that produces a large underground storage organ in the form of a corm.
Basal leaves arise from the corm. Petioles measure approximately 20-30 inches in length. Leaf blades are arrowhead-shaped and 1.5-2 feet long by 6-12 inches wide.
Inflorescences are large groups of flowers measuring 2 inches in diameter. Flowers have three white petals and three green sepals and are either male or female. Flowering and fruiting occurs from summer to fall.
Plants live in ditches, marshes, and pools and along the banks of streams and lakes.
Sources:
- Audlbach-Smith, C.A., deKozlowski, S.J. 1996. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
- Flora of North America (see link below),