Flower ID: IMG_3869.JPG-08-15-2022 Flower name (scientific): Sagittaria latifolia Willdenow PY: 1805. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) saj-ee-TAR-ee-uh lat-ih-FOE-lee-ah Flower name (common): Broad-leaf Arrowhead Family name (common): Water Plantain Family name (scientific): Alismataceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin for arrowhead, refers to the shape of the leaves. Specific epithet: Latin for with broad leaves. Common name origin: From the shape of the leaves. Flower description: Size: 0.8 to 1.0 inches (2.0 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 3 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 12 to 48 inches (30 to 122 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple and lobed Size: Leaves up to 30 to 40 cm long and up to 17 to 25 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, sagittate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Lake and stream margins, ponds, swamps, marshes, bogs, mudflats, shallow still or slow-moving water, sun or semi-shade, wet. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Sagittaria brevirostra (Midwestern Arrowhead) is fairly similar to Sagittaria latifolia. The achenes of Sagittaria brevirostra have beaks ascending and tapered bracts at the inflorescence nodes that are up to 4 cm long, whereas Sagittaria latifolia has achene beaks spreading perpendicular to the achene body and bracts at the inflorescence nodes that are 4 to 13 mm long and described as boat-shaped. Other similar species in our geographic region include Sagittaria cristata (Crested Arrowhead), Sagittaria cuneata (Arum-leaved Arrowhead), Sagittaria montevidensis (Hooded Arrowhead), and Sagittaria rigida (Sessile-fruited Arrowhead). Sagittaria cristata has flowers to about 8 mm wide, Sagittaria cuneata has flowers about 6 to 25 mm wide, Sagittaria montevidensis has flowers about 20 to 50 mm wide and petals have a dark yellow base, Sagittaria rigida has flowers about 12 to 30 mm wide and pistillate sessile (female flowers stalkless) or nearly so, whereas Sagittaria latifolia has flowers about 25 to 40 mm wide, pistillate pedicellate (female flowers stalked), and petals all white. The species Sagittaria graminea (Grassy Arrow-head) does not have arrow-shaped leaves, they are linear to linear-oblanceolate. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki treated the round corms as a wild potato, a valued food resource (Smith, p. 254, 1928). The Chippewa used this plant for medicinal purposes (Gilmore, p. 124, 1933). Latitude: 44.799907 Longitude: -91.507668 Altitude: 222.80 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na