- 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
Bulltongue Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Family:
Alismataceae
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Native or Introduced:
Native
Nutrient Removal Rating:
Medium
Wildlife Value:
High
Invasiveness:
Low
Rooted or Floating:
Rooted
Site Requirements:
Full sun to part shade
Maximum Water Depth:
12 inches
Plant Description:
Bulltongue arrowhead is an herbaceous perennial that can grow as tall as 6 feet.
The above ground portions grow from a coarse underground rhizome that serves as a storage organ. Petioles measure 18-20 inches and are attached to linear or oval blades that can be 8-14 inches in length.
Inflorescences present as large clusters of white flowers. Flowers are approximately 1-5 inches in diameter with three white petals and three small green sepals.
Bulltongue arrowhead grows in swamps and marshes and along the edges of shallow bodies of water.
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),