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Sagittaria brevirostra
Also called Midwestern Arrowhead, Short Beaked Arrowhead, Short Beak Arrowhead
Shortbeak arrowhead is a native North American aquatic perennial herb, up to about 70 cm tall, with arrow-shaped leaves and white flowers. It grows best with its roots in moist soil or shallow water.
Sagittaria brevirostra, common name Midwestern arrowhead or shortbeak arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species native to North America. It is a perennial herb growing up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) tall, with arrow-shaped leaves and white flowers.
It is common in wet places in an area stretching from Michigan and Ohio south to Alabama and west to North Dakota, Colorado and northern New Mexico, plus isolated populations in Maryland, New Brunswick, Virginia, Saskatchewan and California (Marin County). It can be found growing in shallow water along the edges of ponds, swamps, and waterways.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sagittaria brevirostra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
