Arrowhead

Sagittaria sagittifolia

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Plant Data

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Order:

Alismatales

Family:

Alismataceae (Water Plantain)

Also in this family:

Broad-leaved Arrowhead, Canadian Arrowhead, Common Water-plantain, Floating Water-plantain, Lesser Water-plantain, Narrow-leaved Arrowhead, Narrow-leaved Water-plantain, Ribbon-leaved Water-plantain, Starfruit

Type:

Flower

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Maximum Size:

80 centimetres tall

Habitats:

Water.

Flower:

Green, 3 petals

White with purple patch at the base of each flower, 3 petals with purple anthers.

Fruit:

Globular fruiting heads.

Leaves:

Large and distinctive arrow-shaped leaves. Arrowhead is named after the shape of its leaves.

Other Names:

Arrow-head, Chinese Arrowhead, Common Arrow Leaf, Giant Arrowhead, Hawaii Arrowhead, Japanese Arrowhead, Old World Arrowhead, Swamp Potato, Swan Potato, Water Archer.

Frequency (UK):

Occasionally seen

Similar Species:

Broad-leaved Arrowhead

Canadian Arrowhead

Narrow-leaved Arrowhead

Distribution Map

Reproduced by kind permission of the BSBI.

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