Alismataceae
Giant arrowhead
Sagittaria montevidensis
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Sagittaria
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- سهم الماء المونتفيديوي
- arz
- سهم الماء المونتفيديوى
- Bangla
- বড়ো তীরপাতা
- Chinese
- 蒙特登慈姑, 蒙特登慈菇, 爆米花慈菇, 美洲慈菇
- English
- Giant arrowhead, Giant arrow head
- German
- Montevideo-Pfeilkraut, Argentinisches Pfeilkraut
- Persian
- زاگیتاریا مونتویدنسیس
- Spanish
- Lophotocarpus spongiosus
- Thai
- แอร์โรว์เฮด
- Uzbek
- Montevideo nayzabargi
Synonyms
- Sagittaria montevidensis f. normalis Hauman
- Sagittaria pugioniformis var. montevidensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.