[Arrowheads and Wapato: The Genus Sagittaria in Mt. Adams Country]

Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Wapato

Sagittaria latifolia

Synonyms: Sagittaria esculenta, Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa, Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens

Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Wapato: Sagittaria latifolia (Synonyms: Sagittaria esculenta, Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa, Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens)

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of arumleaf arrowhead as seen in an irrigation canal along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge........July 9, 2006.

Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Wapato: Sagittaria latifolia (Synonyms: Sagittaria esculenta, Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa, Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens)

The photo above shows the inflorescence and leaves of broadleaf arrowhead as seen in an irrigation canal along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.........July 9, 2006.

Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Wapato: Sagittaria latifolia (Synonyms: Sagittaria esculenta, Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa, Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens)

The photo above shows the distinctive arrowhead-shaped leaves of broadleaf arrowhead as seen in an irrigation canal along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.........July 9, 2006. Note that the lobes of the blade are very long and narrow on this species.

Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Wapato: Sagittaria latifolia (Synonyms: Sagittaria esculenta, Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa, Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens) - Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Wapato: Sagittaria latifolia (Synonyms: Sagittaria esculenta, Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa, Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens) - Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, Duck Potato, Wapato: Sagittaria latifolia (Synonyms: Sagittaria esculenta, Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa, Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens)

The photos above show broadleaf arrowhead as seen in an irrigation ditch along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake National Wildlifer Refuge.........July 2, 2007.

Paul Slichter