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Arrowheads
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Arrowheads

Sagittaria

Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 species of aquatic plants whose members are referred to by the Chinook Jargon word wapato () and a variety of other common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, swamp potato, tule potato, and katniss. Most are native to South, Central, and North America, but there are also some from Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

common arrowheads

subgenusSagittaria

Calycina group

complexSagittaria montevidensis

Rhombifolia group

complexSagittaria guayanensis

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Arrowheads in Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1379

Arrowheads in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.95

Arrowheads in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms (Volume 104)

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms (Volume 104)

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.108

Arrowheads in Elements of Botany

Elements of Botany

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort · 1719 · p.206

Arrowheads in Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants

Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.59

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48071.