Alismataceae

Bulltongue arrowhead

Sagittaria lancifolia L.

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria

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Bulltongue arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Hayes Valentine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: سهم الماء سناني الأوراق, سهمية سنانية الأوراق
Chinese: 泽泻慈姑, 澤瀉慈姑
English: Bulltongue arrowhead
Thai: อเมซอนใบพาย

Synonyms

Drepachenia lancifolia Raf.

Flowers

In flower: all year (from 820 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Hayes Valentine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yann Kemper, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Karen Guin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: NC Wetlands, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.