Alismataceae

Sagittaria natans Pall.

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria

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Sagittaria natans (Sagittaria natans) — FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: سهم الماء السابح
Chinese: 浮叶慈姑, 小慈姑
Finnish: Kelluskeiholehti
Japanese: カラフトグワイ
Norwegian Nynorsk: Buttpilblad
Russian: Стрелолист плавающий
Swedish: Trubbpilblad
Tamil: சாஜிட்டேரியா நாட்டன்ஸ்

Synonyms

Sagittaria alpina Willd.
Sagittaria alpina var. emersa Turcz.
Sagittaria alpina var. submersa Turcz.
Sagittaria sagittifolia f. auriculata Kom.
Sagittaria sagittifolia f. breviloba Regel
Sagittaria sagittifolia f. emersa Kom.
Sagittaria sagittifolia f. linearifolia Kom.
Sagittaria sagittifolia f. minor Regel
Sagittaria sagittifolia var. breviloba Regel
Sagittaria sagittifolia var. tenuior Wahlenb.

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Юлия, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Юлия, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Antti Leväsaari, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ilya Filippov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Valentin Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, 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). About our plant data.