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Species of aquatic plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sagittaria fasciculata, the bunched arrowhead[1] (also known as duck potato, Indian potato, or wapato) is a plant found in a small number of wetlands in the Southeast United States.
Bunched arrowhead | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Sagittaria |
Species: | S. fasciculata |
Binomial name | |
Sagittaria fasciculata E.O. Beal | |
Sagittaria fasciculata is a perennial herb up to 35 centimetres (14 inches) tall. Submerged leaves are long and narrow, round in cross-section. Emerging leaves are flat, broadly ovate or lanceolate.[2][3][4]
S. fasciculata is only known to be found in Henderson and Buncombe Counties in North Carolina plus Greenville and Laurens Counties in South Carolina.[2][5]
It is found in seepage areas with little to no flow. It prefers shaded areas on sandy loams.[2][6]
It was considered endangered in the federal register of July 25, 1979.[7]
This plant produces edible tubers that were heavily collected by Native Americans as a food source.[8]
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