Nipplebract arrowhead
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
Species:
S. papillosa
Binomial name
Sagittaria papillosa
Synonyms[1]

Sagittaria lancifolia var. papillosa (Buchenau) Micheli

Sagittaria papillosa, the nipplebract arrowhead,[2] is a perennial plant species growing up to 120 centimetres (47 inches) tall. Petioles are triangular in cross-section, the leaf blade very narrowly elliptical to ovate, not lobed. The species is distinguished from others in the genus by having bumps (papillae) resembling nipples on the flower bracts.[3][4]

It is native to the south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi).[5][3] It grows in wet places such as marshes and the banks of lakes and slow-moving streams.

References

  1. The Plant List, Sagittaria papillosa
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sagittaria papillosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Sagittaria papillosa in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Monocotyledons 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, Athens. Sagittaria papillosa
  5. Biota of North America Program, Sagittaria papillosa
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