Sagittaria isoetiformis
Sagittaria isoetiformis, common name quillwort arrowhead,[1] is an aquatic plant species native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina).[2]
| Quillwort arrowhead | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. isoetiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria isoetiformis J.G. Sm. | |
Sagittaria isoetiformis is similar to Sagittaria tenuis and often mistaken for it, but Sagittaria isoetiformis has flattened leaves rather than leaves round in cross-section. Leaves of both species are usually submerged but sometimes emerging from the water.[3][4][5]
References
- "Sagittaria isoetiformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- Godfrey, R. K. and P. Adams. 1964. The identity of Sagittaria isoetiformis (Alismataceae). Sida 1: 269--273.
- "Sagittaria isoetiformis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- Garden., Missouri Botanical (1895-01-01). "Annual report". v.6 (1895). ISSN 0893-3243. Cite journal requires
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