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Alismataceae

Broadleaf arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Family
Alismataceae
Genus
Sagittaria

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Common names

By language (14)
Arabic
سهم الماء عريض الأوراق, أروهد, سهمية عريضة الأوراق
arz
سهم الماء عريض الاوراق
Czech
Šípatka širolistá
Danish
Bredbladet Pilblad
English
Broadleaf arrowhead, Duck-potato, Wapato, Indian potato
Esperanto
Larĝfolia sagitario
French
Sagittaire latifoliée
German
Breitblättriges Pfeilkraut
Hebrew
חצצון רחב עלים
Icelandic
Örvarblað
Persian
ساژیتریا لاتیفولیا
Swedish
Bredpilblad
Tamil
சாஜிடேரியா பேபேசிகுலேட்டா
Welsh
Saethlys llydanddail

Synonyms

  • Sagitta latifolia Nieuwl.
  • Sagittaria engelmanniana subsp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin
  • Sagittaria esculenta Howell
  • Sagittaria gigantea Riddell
  • Sagittaria gracilis Pursh
  • Sagittaria hastata Pursh
  • Sagittaria hastata var. gracilis (Pursh) Nutt.
  • Sagittaria latifolia f. diversifolia (Engelm.) B.L.Rob.
  • Sagittaria latifolia f. gracilis (Pursh) B.L.Rob.
  • Sagittaria latifolia f. hastata (Pursh) B.L.Rob.
  • Sagittaria latifolia f. latifolia
  • Sagittaria latifolia f. obtusa (Engelm.) B.L.Rob.
  • Sagittaria latifolia var. glabra Buchenau
  • Sagittaria latifolia var. latifolia
  • Sagittaria latifolia var. major Pursh
  • Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa (Engelm.) Wiegand
  • Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens (Torr.) J.G.Sm.
  • Sagittaria longirostra (Micheli) J.G.Sm.
  • Sagittaria obtusa Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Sagittaria ornithorhyncha Small
  • Sagittaria planipes Fernald
  • Sagittaria pubescens Muhl.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia f. angustifolia (Engelm.) Britton
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia f. gracilis (Pursh) Britton
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia f. hastata (Pursh) Britton
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia f. latifolia (Willd.) Britton
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia f. obtusa (Engelm.) Britton
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. angustifolia Hook.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. gracilis (Pursh) Torr.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. hastata (Pursh) Torr.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. latifolia (Willd.) Torr.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. latifolia (Willd.) Muhl.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. longirostra Micheli
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. macrophylla Hook.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. pubescens (Muhl.) Micheli
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. pubescens Torr.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. variabilis (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Micheli
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. vulgaris Hook.
  • Sagittaria simplex Pursh
  • Sagittaria variabilis Engelm.

and 15 more.

Characteristics

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

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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.