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Sagittaria engelmanniana
Also called Acid Water Arrowhead, Blackwater Arrowhead
Engelmann's arrowhead is a perennial aquatic plant from eastern North America, growing up to about 70 cm tall with arrow-shaped leaves split into three narrow lobes. It is found mainly in acidic wetlands such as Sphagnum bogs, so it needs wet, acidic conditions to thrive.
Sagittaria engelmanniana (Engelmann's arrowhead or acid-water arrowhead) is a perennial aquatic plant growing up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) tall. The leaves are sagittate (arrow-shaped) with 3 very narrow lobes.
The species is native to eastern North America. It has been reported from every state bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlantic Ocean from Mississippi to Massachusetts, plus Vermont and Ontario. It occurs in wetlands, predominantly those with acidic water such as Sphagnum bogs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sagittaria engelmanniana 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.
