Sagittaria graminea

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyAlismataceae
Family (Traditional)Alismataceae
GenusSagittaria
Species:Sagittaria graminea Michx.
Common NameGrassy Arrowhead
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Aquatic; General Ecology: Mudflat; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Type: Follicle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: panicle/thyrse; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 13+; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 3; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 7; Stamen Number: 8; Stamen Number: 9; Stamen Number: 10; Stamen Number: 11; Stamen Number: 12; Stamen Number: 13+; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 8
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Sagittaria graminea var. cycloptera Sagittaria graminea var. cycloptera

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Clinton (KY), Fayette (KY), Fulton (KY), Jefferson (KY), Knox (KY), Meade (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nicholas (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Coffee (TN), Fentress (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MDKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MDKY00002109 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Sagittaria graminea
TENN-V-0014355 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Sagittaria graminea
TENN-V-0014181 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070826 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070829 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070827 Fayette Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
HTTU023992 Kentucky
HTTU
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070821 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0072387 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0046314 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0046316 Tennessee
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070819 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070817 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0072388 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070818 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0046313 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070828 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
HTTU008121 Muhlenberg Kentucky
HTTU
Sagittaria graminea
31234100036597 Clinton Kentucky Mark A. Gorton
 EKY
Sagittaria graminea
31234100036555 Knox Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Sagittaria graminea
31234100036571 Fulton Kentucky Raymond Athey
 EKY
Sagittaria graminea
31234100036605 Knox Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Sagittaria graminea
31234100036662 Coffee Tennessee Dwayne Estes
 EKY
Sagittaria graminea
31234100037157 Nicholas Kentucky James B. Beck
 EKY
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0070820 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
APSC0046319 Tennessee
APSC
Sagittaria graminea
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