Sagittaria subulata, the awl-leaf arrowhead,[2] narrow-leaved arrowhead[3] or dwarf sagittaria, is an aquatic plant species.
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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. subulata
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Description
editIt is a perennial herb up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) tall. The leaves are submersed or floating, narrowly linear to ovate, not lobed. The inflorescence floats on the surface of the water.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editIt is native to the Colombia, Venezuela, and every US state along the coast from Massachusetts to Louisiana.[4][5] It has also been reported as naturalized in Great Britain on just three occasions; only one of these is recent and it appears to have become extinct by 2010. It is also recorded as a non-native on the Azores, and on the Island of Java in Indonesia.[6] It grows primarily in shallow brackish water along the seacoast, in marshes, estuaries, etc.
Conservation
editIt is listed as special concern in Connecticut,[7] as endangered in Massachusetts, as rare in Pennsylvania, and as historical in Rhode Island.[8]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Sagittaria subulata
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sagittaria subulata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Sagittaria subulata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Biota of North America Program map, Sagittaria subulata
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Sagittaria subulata
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- ^ "Plants Profile for Sagittaria subulata (arumleaf arrowhead)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
