Alismataceae
Arumleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria cuneata
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Sagittaria
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سهم الماء الإسفيني
- English
- Arumleaf arrowhead
Synonyms
- Sagittaria arifolia Nutt. ex J.G.Sm.
- Sagittaria arifolia var. aquatilis J.G.Sm. ex Norton
- Sagittaria arifolia var. cuneata Lunell
- Sagittaria arifolia var. dimorpha Lunell
- Sagittaria arifolia var. monomorpha Lunell
- Sagittaria arifolia var. polymorpha Lunell
- Sagittaria arifolia var. stricta J.G.Sm.
- Sagittaria arifolia var. tenuor Blank.
- Sagittaria cuneata f. cuneata
- Sagittaria cuneata f. equiloba Fernald
- Sagittaria cuneata f. hemicycla Fernald
- Sagittaria hebetiloba A.Nelson
- Sagittaria paniculata Blank.
- Sagittaria sagittifolia var. minor Pursh
- Sagittaria suksdorfii Gand.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 247 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sean Frey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stephen Hornbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bruce Cook, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SriMesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bruce Cook, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kate Manning, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.