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Sagittaria latifolia (Broadleaf Arrowhead, Duck Potato)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 38908

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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Alismatales Family: Alismataceae Genus: Sagittaria Species: Sagittaria latifolia

Common Names add Wapato edit | delete Duck-potato edit | delete sagittaire latifoliée edit | delete Common Arrowhead edit | delete Duck Potato edit | delete Broadleaf Arrowhead edit | delete Plant Types edit Native Perennial Wildflower   Zones / Hardiness edit 7a (to 5 F / -15 C) 7b (to 10 F / -12 C) 8a (to 15 F / -9 C) 8b (to 20 F / -7 C) 9a (to 25 F / -4 C) 9b (to 30 F / -1 C) 10a (to 35 F / 2 C) 10b (to 40 F / 4 C)   Height (Maximum) edit 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)   Spread (Maximum) edit 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm)   Flowering Start edit July   Flowering End edit October   Leaf Colour edit Green - Medium   Leaf Shape edit Spear-shaped   Have you a suggestion for a plant property that we are missing? Please let us know. Suitable For edit Bog Garden/Waterside Wildflower Garden Woodland Garden   Sun Exposure edit Full Sun Partial Shade   Soil Types edit Moist Boggy   Soil pH edit   Bloom Colour edit White   Wildlife Value edit   Propagation Techniques edit Seed   Skill Level edit Beginner   Additional Short Notes add For longer notes please use the Opinions area below Texas Wildflower edit | delete Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

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Add Your Opinion About This Plant KK Ng (396) wrote on Jan 22 2011 Only seen just before Chinese New Year here in Malaysia. The corm of the plant is made into chips and eaten as a snack by the Chinese and sometimes it is stir fried with pork and eaten with rice. The corm is also planted as an ornamental plant for decoration. I like this opinion Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.

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Other names for this plant:
Sagittaria chinensis
Sagittaria esculenta
Sagittaria longirostra
Sagittaria obtusa
Sagittaria ornithorhyncha
Sagittaria planipes
Sagittaria pubescens
Sagittaria viscosa



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