Common Arrowhead, Arrowleaf, Burhead, Wapato, Duck-potato, Broadleaf Arrowhead - Sagittaria latifolia
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Sagittaria latifolia - Common Arrowhead, Arrowleaf, Burhead, Wapato, Duck-potato, Broadleaf Arrowhead. Found in every state except Nevada (probably too dry) and Alaska, it is native to the North American continent, but has been introduced and naturalized in Hawaii. It is also native to much of southern Canada. It is listed as Endangered in Illinois. The Southern Weed Science Society considers it to be weedy in some areas.
Found in:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
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Distribution of Sagittaria latifolia in the United States and Canada:
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| | Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2012-September-25 | Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Nikon D7000
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro | | The blossoms have 3 white petals and are usually less than 1.75 inches across. There may be as many as 30 stamens in the staminate flowers. The pistillate flowers may have hundreds of pistils. | | 
| | Site: Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene, Walker County, GA Date: 2012-September-25 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | The inflorescence of Sagittaria latifolia carries the flowers in several whorls on the peduncle. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene, Walker County, GA Date: 2012-September-25 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | The bur-like seeds form while the plant is still blooming. These seeds give the plant the "burhead" common name, although that name is more commonly applied to the Echinodorus genus in the Water-plantain family. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene, Walker County, GA Date: 2012-September-25 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | Broadleaf Arrowhead grows to about 18 inches tall. The leaves are basal, with the inflorescence on a separate stem. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene, Walker County, GA Date: 2012-September-25 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | The shape of the leaf gives the genus the "Arrowhead" common name. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
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