Grassy Arrowhead

(Sagittaria graminea)

Grassy arrowhead

Characteristics
Leaves Flowers
Grassy arrowhead leaves Grassy arrowhead flower

Growing habits: Aquatic perennial from short, stout rhizomes

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from short rhizomes

Leaf anatomy: Narrow, linear

Reproduction: Flowers w/ 3 white petals, pistillate flowers lower with staminate flowers higher

References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice