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Photographer: Dennis Albert
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Family Alismataceae
Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. subsp. calycina (Engelm.) Bogin
giant arrow-head, hooded arrow-head, long-lobed arrow-head, Mississippi arrow-head
Sagittaria: from Latin sagitta, "arrow," because of the leaf shape
montevidensis: of or from Montevideo, Uruguay
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect or floating, annual, emergent aquatic, 4"-40" tall, leaning when mature |
| Flower: | white, 3-parted, 3/4"-2" wide, petals with dark-yellow bases; inflorescence of 3-12 whorls of flowers; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | dry, flattened, winged seed  |
| Leaf: | long-stalked; arrow-shaped if erect, long and narrow if aquatic |
| Habitat: | marshes, streams |
| (Glossary) |
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