Sagittaria graminea

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Sagittaria graminea
Sagittaria graminea BM.jpg
Photo by John Bradford hosted at Bluemelon.com/poaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
Species: S. graminea
Binomial name
Alismatales
Michx.
SAGI GRAM DIST.JPG
Natural range of Sagittaria graminea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: S. graminea Michaux var. graminea; S. graminea ssp. graminea

Varieties: none

Description

S. graminea is a perennial forb/herb of the Alismataceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

S. graminea is found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

S. graminea proliferates in marshes, ponds, freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes. [2]

Phenology

S. graminea flowers February-July. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SAGRW
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/29/18