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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Alismataceae

SPECIES

Sagittaria - [maps | photos]

  • Sagittaria australis (J.G. Sm.) Small
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: longbeak arrowhead
    Synonyms:
             • Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. ssp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin
             • Sagittaria longirostra (Micheli) J.G. Sm. var. australis J.G. Sm.
  • Sagittaria brevirostra Mackenzie & Bush (TN Threatened)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: shortbeak arrowhead
    Synonyms:
             • Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. ssp. brevirostra (Mackenzie & Bush) Bogin
  • Sagittaria graminea Michx. (TN Threatened)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: grassy arrowhead
             • Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. ssp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin
             • Sagittaria latifolia Willd. var. pubescens (Muhl. ex Nutt.) J.G. Sm.
             • Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schlecht. ssp. calycina (Engelm.) Bogin
             • Lophotocarpus calycinus (Engelm.) J.G. Sm.
             • Sagittaria calycina Engelm.
  • Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G. Sm. (TN Special Concern)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: delta arrowhead
    Synonyms:
             • Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. platyphylla Engelm.
  • Sagittaria rigida Pursh (TN Endangered)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: sessilefruit arrowhead

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke.

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