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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Sagittaria lancifolia var. lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Duck Potato from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-007:

Sagittaria lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sagittaria angustifolia

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sagittaria lancifolia

COMMON NAME:
Duck Potato

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image of Sagittaria lancifolia var. lancifolia, Duck Potato

Keith Bradley kab_s_lancifolia_75197

March Monroe County FL

Everglades National Park

Flowers to 3.3 cm diameter; filaments longer than anthers, per Flora of North America.

COMPARE aquatic plants

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Sagittaria lancifolia var. lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. lancifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 027-03-007:
Sagittaria lancifolia FAMILY Alismataceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagittaria angustifolia

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagittaria lancifolia

3575

Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Monoecious or polygamo-monoecious

Habitat: marshes, swamps, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
Leaf blade linear to ovate
Petioles 44–58cm long, terete

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes present (coarse); stolons absent; corms absent

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Unisexual
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
Numerous stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene

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