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Species of aquatic plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sagittaria demersa, commonly called Chihuahuan arrowhead,[2] is an annual aquatic plant growing up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) tall. The leaves are flat, very long and narrow, up to 55 cm (22 in) long but rarely more than 7 millimetres (1⁄4 in) across.[3]
Chihuahuan arrowhead | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Sagittaria |
Species: | S. demersa |
Binomial name | |
Sagittaria demersa J.G.Sm. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Sagittaria triquetra Sessé & Moc. |
The species is native to north-central Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango. Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, Jalisco and Querétaro) and also from a few sites in the northern part of the US State of New Mexico (Mora and Colfax Counties).[4][5][6][7] The plant occurs mostly submerged in streams and lakes.[3]
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