Alismataceae
Delta arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Sagittaria
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- سهم الماء مسطح الأوراق
- Chinese
- 阔叶慈姑
- English
- Delta arrowhead, Delta duck-potato, Giant sagittaria, Broad-leaf arrowhead
- Persian
- سرنیزهای برگپهن
- Slovak
- Šipovka širokolistá
Synonyms
- Sagittaria graminea var. platyphylla Engelm.
- Sagittaria mohrii J.G.Sm.
- Sagittaria recurva Engelm. ex Patterson
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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.