Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sagittaria chapmanii
FAMILY
Alismataceae
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The inflorescence of Sagittaria chapmanii is a panicle (i.e., is branched) of small 3-petaled white flowers, atop a slender stem rising to about 1 foot tall. The very similar and more widespread S. graminea has the inflorescence unbranched. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sagittaria chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Sagittaria graminea ssp. chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagittaria chapmanii
COMMON NAME:
Chapman's Arrowhead
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April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Inflorescence branched at the base (in at least some plants of a population), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sagittaria chapmanii
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii
FAMILY
Alismataceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sagittaria chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Sagittaria graminea ssp. chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sagittaria chapmanii
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Emergent aquatic that also has submerged leaves (rooted); Forb
Perennial
Monoecious or polygamo-monoecious
Habitat: Limesink (doline) ponds with drawdown hydrology, mucky ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Carolinas
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
Blades of emersed leaves linear to linear-oblanceolate; submersed leaves phyllodial
Petioles of emersed leaves 6.5-17cm long, triangular
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes present (coarse); stolons absent; corms absent
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
Numerous stamens in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Achene
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