Date: July 23, 2011. Location: F.W. Kent Park (map)
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Subclass | Alismatidae |
| Order | Alismatales |
| Family | Alismataceae |
| Genus | Sagittaria |
| Species | Sagittaria latifolia |
Date: July 23, 2011. Location: F.W. Kent Park (map)
Scientific Name: Sagittaria latifolia ([L]sagitta = arrow, latifolia = wide leaf)
Common Name: Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common arrowhead
Origin: Native
Notes: Eilers and Roosa report seven species of Sagittaria in Iowa (S. brevirostra, S. calycina, S. cristata, S. cuneata, S. graminea, S. latifolia, and S. rigida) These are found in shallow water and muddy or marshy regions along river and lake shores.
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Flowers: July; inflorescence is a raceme of white petaled flowers in whorls of three; plants may be monoecious ([Gr] one household—plants with separate flowers for each sex) or dioecious (two households—each plant with flowers of one sex only).
Leaves: sagittate, emersed; petiole triangular.
Glossary: Botanical Terms
