Sagittaria papillosa
| Nipplebract arrowhead | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. papillosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Sagittaria papillosa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sagittaria lancifolia var. papillosa (Buchenau) Micheli | |
Sagittaria papillosa, the nipplebract arrowhead,[2] is a perennial plant species growing up to 120 centimetres (47 inches) tall. Petioles are triangular in cross-section, the leaf blade very narrowly elliptical to ovate, not lobed. The species is distinguished from others in the genus by having bumps (papillae) resembling nipples on the flower bracts.[3][4]
It is native to the south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi).[5][3] It grows in wet places such as marshes and the banks of lakes and slow-moving streams.
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List, Sagittaria papillosa
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sagittaria papillosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Sagittaria papillosa in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Monocotyledons 1–712. The University of Georgia Press, Athens. Sagittaria papillosa
- ^ Biota of North America Program, Sagittaria papillosa
