Sagittaria latifolia

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Sagittaria latifolia
Sagittaria latifolia (flowers).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
Species:
S. latifolia
Binomial name
Sagittaria latifolia

Arrowhead is an aquatic plant with edible potato-like roots. Sweeter than potato, similar to sunchoke but not as intense.

References

  1. Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 255. ISBN 0807855979.

Acknowledgements

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