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Crex Meadows ... Host to a Multitude of Flowers and Plants
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
The dry year at Crex Meadows Plant allowed me access to normally very wet areas to photograph these images. Under normal conditions, I would not have been able to walk up to where these plants were blooming.
While called a 'broadleaf' these plants in Crex Meadows have elongated leaves. This variation is common in the Broadleaf Arrowhead.
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants | |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants | |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta | Seed plants | |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants | |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocotyledons | |
| Subclass | Alismatidae | ||
| Order | Alismatales | ||
| Family | Alismataceae | Water-plantain family | |
| Genus | Sagittaria L. | arrowhead | |
| Species | Sagittaria latifolia | broadleaf arrowhead |
Picture on left taken June 28, 2007.
The flowers give off a strong scent though I wouldnt describe it as fragrant, it is not exactly foul. Pungent might be descriptive. Numerous flies were attracted to the scent this day on Crex Meadows.
Some local mammals that eat the Broadleaf Arrowhead include Beaver and Muskrat. Porcupine are also listed as a mammal which eats from the Broadleaf Arrowhead.
Native Americans used the potato-like tubers boiled or roasted as a food source and made a tea from certain parts of the plant as a part of their natural medicines.
Other common names for this plant include broad-leaved arrow-head, common arrow-head, duck-potato, wapato.
The picture on the right is the flowers from the picture above at full size.
Wetland Indicator Status
Sagittaria latifolia - OBL
Picture on right taken June 28, 2007
The picture below shows the full plant from where it sprouts from the ground to the various leaning leaves facing multiple directions. This plant was around 18 inches tall.
Picture below taken June 28, 2007
