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Sagittaria isoetiformis
Quillwort arrowhead is a small aquatic plant from the southeastern US and western Cuba, with grass-like flattened leaves that are mostly submerged. It is best kept as a submerged or emersed pond or aquarium plant in warm, still or slow water with good light.
Sagittaria isoetiformis, common name quillwort arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species. It is similar to Sagittaria tenuis and often mistaken for it, but S. isoetiformis has flattened leaves rather than leaves round in cross-section. Leaves of both species are usually submerged but sometimes emerging from the water.
The plant is native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sagittaria isoetiformis 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.
