Family

Alismataceae

33 species · Plants

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lance-leaved water-plantain

Alisma lanceolatum With.

Alisma lanceolatum With. is a perennial aquatic herb with pinkish-purple flowers, suited to cultivation in full sun shallow water in USDA zones 5–8.

European Water-plantain

Alisma plantago-aquatica L.

Alisma plantago-aquatica is a widespread aquatic flowering plant with edible roots and reported medicinal uses.

american water-plantain

Alisma subcordatum Raf.

Alisma subcordatum (American water plantain) is a perennial aquatic North American plant in the Alismataceae family.

northern water-plantain

Alisma triviale Pursh

Alisma triviale Pursh is a perennial aquatic herb native to North America, growing 1–3 feet tall with three-petaled white to pink flowers.

Creeping burhead

Aquarius cordifolius (L.) Christenh. & Byng

Aquarius cordifolius is a stout perennial aquatic herb commonly cultivated for large tropical aquariums.

Erect burhead

Echinodorus berteroi (Spreng.) Fassett

Echinodorus berteroi is an aquatic plant with varied leaf forms, popular but fast-growing for aquariums.

Midwestern Arrowhead

Sagittaria brevirostra Mack. & Bush

Sagittaria brevirostra is a North American native perennial aquatic herb with arrow-shaped leaves and white flowers.

hooded arrowhead

Sagittaria calycina Engelm. ex Torr., 1859

Sagittaria calycina is a rhizomatous aquatic plant native to the Americas, naturalized elsewhere in shallow temporary wetlands.

Arumleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria cuneata E.Sheld.

Sagittaria cuneata is a variable North American aquatic perennial herb with traditional Indigenous uses for food and medicine.

Grass-leaved Arrowhead

Sagittaria graminea Michx.

Sagittaria graminea Michx. is a perennial aquatic herb native to North America and Cuba, naturalized in Washington and Vietnam.

lanceleaf arrowhead

Sagittaria lancifolia L.

Sagittaria lancifolia L. is an aquatic flowering plant native to the Americas, naturalized in Java.

broadleaf arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Sagittaria latifolia, or broadleaf arrowhead, is a wetland perennial whose starchy tubers have long been used as food by Indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Aztec arrowhead

Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl.

Sagittaria montevidensis is a rhizomatous aquatic plant native to the Americas, naturalized elsewhere, found in shallow wetland habitats.

Nipplebract Arrowhead

Sagittaria papillosa Buchenau

Sagittaria papillosa (nipplebract arrowhead) is a perennial aquatic native of the south-central US identifiable by nipple-like papillae on its flower bracts.

Delta Arrowhead

Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G.Sm.

Sagittaria platyphylla is an aquatic perennial herb that has become an invasive weed in the Yangtze River Basin and Australia.

sessile-fruited arrowhead

Sagittaria rigida Pursh

Sagittaria rigida is an edible-tubered aquatic plant native to North America, naturalized in Great Britain.

Arrowhead

Sagittaria sagittifolia L.

Sagittaria sagittifolia L. is an aquatic perennial herb native to Eurasian wetlands, used as food and traditional medicine, and can be weedy or invasive.

Chinese Arrowhead

Sagittaria trifolia L.

Sagittaria trifolia is a Eurasian wetland plant cultivated as a starchy food crop in Asia.

Longbarb Arrowhead

Sagittaria longiloba Engelm. ex J.G.Sm.

Sagittaria longiloba is a monoecious perennial aquatic plant native to the Americas and naturalized in the western Himalayas.

Engelmann's Arrowhead

Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G.Sm.

Sagittaria engelmanniana is a perennial aquatic arrow-shaped-leaf plant native to acidic wetlands of eastern North America.

Floating Arrowhead

Sagittaria natans Pall.

Sagittaria natans Pall. is a flowering aquatic ornamental plant native to northern Europe and Asia, growing in slow or still water.

Threadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria filiformis J.G.Sm.

Sagittaria filiformis (threadleaf arrowhead) is a perennial aquatic plant native to eastern US, found in various aquatic habitats.

Strap-leaf sagittaria

Sagittaria kurziana Glück

Sagittaria kurziana is a perennial aquatic plant native to Florida, naturalized in the Mariana Islands, with common names springtape and strap-leaf sagittaria.