Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau

Narrow-Leaved Arrowhead

Alismataceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Alismataceae (Water Plantain family)
Genus: Sagittaria (Arrowhead)

Synonyms

Sagittaria subulata
Alisma subulatum

Related species

Sagittaria sagittifolia L. - Arrowhead
Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau - Narrow-Leaved Arrowhead

Traits


    Rooting aquatic plants, flowers (often also leaves) protruding out of the water, 25–100 cm tall, monoecious. inflorescence: whorled, in a spike-like to racemose whole-inflorescence, the upper flowers ♂, the lower ♀. flowers: whitish. floral-axis: arched. stamina: mos...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Sagittaria subulata

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Sagittaria subulata

Sagittaria subulata

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds

  • in nutritious, wet habitats

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