Alismataceae
Crested arrowhead
Sagittaria cristata
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Sagittaria
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سهم الماء المقنزع
- English
- Crested arrowhead
Synonyms
- Sagittaria graminea var. cristata (Engelm.) Bogin
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sara L Giles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: allan7, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liren Varghese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.