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Species of aquatic plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sagittaria papillosa, the nipplebract arrowhead,[2] is a perennial plant species growing up to 120 centimetres (47 inches) tall. Petioles are triangular in cross-section, the leaf blade very narrowly elliptical to ovate, not lobed. The species is distinguished from others in the genus by having bumps (papillae) resembling nipples on the flower bracts.[3][4]
| Nipplebract arrowhead | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. papillosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria papillosa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sagittaria lancifolia var. papillosa (Buchenau) Micheli | |
It is native to the south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi).[5][3] It grows in wet places such as marshes and the banks of lakes and slow-moving streams.
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