Scientific or common name:

Sagittaria teres S. Watson

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ALISMATACEAE - Water-plantain family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Sagittaria teres S. Watson
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Slender arrowhead
English name: quill-leaf sagittaria
English name: slender arrowhead
German name: zartes Pfeilkraut

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. teres (S. Watson) Bogin

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Alismatidae
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Sagittaria
Species:

1) Sagittaria ambigua J.G. Sm. 2) Sagittaria angustifolia Lindl. 3) Sagittaria arifolia Nutt. ex J.G. Sm. 4) Sagittaria australis (J.G. Sm.) Small 5) Sagittaria brevirostra Mack. & Bush 6) Sagittaria calycina Engelm. 7) Sagittaria calycina Engelm. var. calycina 8) Sagittaria calycina Engelm. var. spongiosa Engelm. 9) Sagittaria chapmanii (J.G. Sm.) C. Mohr 10) Sagittaria chinensis Pursh 11) Sagittaria cristata Engelm. 12) Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon 13) Sagittaria cycloptera (J.G. Sm.) C. Mohr 14) Sagittaria demersa J.G. Sm. 15) Sagittaria eatonii J.G. Sm. 16) Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. 17) Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. ssp. brevirostra (Mack. & Bush) Bogin 18) Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. ssp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin 19) Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. ssp. longirostra auct. non Micheli 20) Sagittaria esculenta Howell 21) Sagittaria falcata Pursh 22) Sagittaria fasciculata E.O. Beal 23) Sagittaria filiformis J.G. Sm. 24) Sagittaria graminea Michx. 25) Sagittaria graminea Michx. ssp. chapmanii (J.G. Sm.) Haynes & C.B. Hellquist 26) Sagittaria graminea Michx. ssp. weatherbiana (Fernald) Haynes & C.B. Hellquist 27) Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. chapmanii J.G. Sm. 28) Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. cristata (Engelm.) Bogin 29) Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. graminea 30) Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. macrocarpa (J.G. Sm.) Bogin 31) Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. platyphylla Engelm. 32) Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. teres (S. Watson) Bogin 33) Sagittaria graminea Michx. var. weatherbiana (Fernald) Bogin 34) Sagittaria greggii J.G. Sm. 35) Sagittaria guayanensis Kunth 36) Sagittaria intermedia Micheli 37) Sagittaria isoetiformis J.G. Sm. 38) Sagittaria kurziana Glück 39) Sagittaria lancifolia L. 40) Sagittaria lancifolia L. ssp. lancifolia 41) Sagittaria lancifolia L. ssp. media (Micheli) Bogin 42) Sagittaria lancifolia L. var. media Micheli 43) Sagittaria latifolia Willd. 44) Sagittaria latifolia Willd. var. obtusa (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wiegand 45) Sagittaria latifolia Willd. var. pubescens (Muhl. ex Nutt.) J.G. Sm. 46) Sagittaria longiloba Engelm. ex J.G. Sm. 47) Sagittaria longirostra (Micheli) J.G. Sm. 48) Sagittaria longirostra (Micheli) J.G. Sm. var. australis J.G. Sm. 49) Sagittaria longirostra auct. non (Micheli) J.G. Sm. 50) Sagittaria lorata (Chapm.) Small 51) Sagittaria macrocarpa J.G. Sm. 52) Sagittaria mohrii J.G. Sm. 53) Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. 54) Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. ssp. calycina (Engelm.) Bogin 55) Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. ssp. spongiosa (Engelm.) Bogin 56) Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. var. spongiosa (Engelm.) B. Boivin 57) Sagittaria obtusa Muhl. ex Willd., non Thunb. 58) Sagittaria ornithorhyncha Small 59) Sagittaria papillosa Buchenau 60) Sagittaria planipes Fernald 61) Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G. Sm. 62) Sagittaria pubescens Muhl. ex Nutt. 63) Sagittaria rigida Pursh 64) Sagittaria sagittifolia L. [excluded] 65) Sagittaria sanfordii Greene 66) Sagittaria secundifolia Kral 67) Sagittaria spathulata (J.G. Sm.) Buchenau 68) Sagittaria stagnorum Small 69) Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau 70) Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau var. gracillima (S. Watson) J.G. Sm. 71) Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau var. kurziana (Glück) Bogin 72) Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau var. natans (Michx.) J.G. Sm. 73) Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau var. subulata 74) Sagittaria teres S. Watson 75) Sagittaria trifolia L. 76) Sagittaria variabilis Engelm. var. obtusa (Muhl. ex Willd.) Engelm. 77) Sagittaria viscosa C. Mohr 78) Sagittaria weatherbiana Fernald

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI)


Map for Sagittaria teres S. Watson
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Alismataceae)
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1) Alisma (water plantain) 2) Baldellia (waterplantain) 3) Damasonium 4) Echinodorus (burhead) 5) Helianthium (burhead) 6) Lophotocarpus (arrowhead) 7) Machaerocarpus (damasonium) 8) Sagittaria (arrowhead)

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Common names (Sagittaria)
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1) Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) 2) Awl-leaf arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata) 3) Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) 4) Bulltongue arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia) 5) Bunched arrowhead (Sagittaria fasciculata) 6) Chapman's arrowhead (Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii) 7) Chihuahuan arrowhead (Sagittaria demersa) 8) Crested arrowhead (Sagittaria cristata) 9) Delta arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) 10) Engelmann's arrowhead (Sagittaria engelmanniana) 11) Giant arrowhead (Sagittaria montevidensis) 12) Grassy arrowhead (Sagittaria graminea) 13) Guyanese arrowhead (Sagittaria guayanensis) 14) Hawaii arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia) 15) Hooded arrowhead (Sagittaria calycina) 16) Intermediate arrowhead (Sagittaria intermedia) 17) Kansas arrowhead (Sagittaria ambigua) 18) Little River arrowhead (Sagittaria secundifolia) 19) Longbarb arrowhead (Sagittaria longiloba) 20) Longbeak arrowhead (Sagittaria australis) 21) Nipplebract arrowhead (Sagittaria papillosa) 22) Quillwort arrowhead (Sagittaria isoetiformis) 23) Sessilefruit arrowhead (Sagittaria rigida) 24) Shortbeak arrowhead (Sagittaria brevirostra) 25) Slender arrowhead (Sagittaria teres) 26) Springtape (Sagittaria kurziana) 27) Threadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria filiformis) 28) Threeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia) 29) Valley arrowhead (Sagittaria sanfordii) 30) Weatherby's arrowhead (Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana)

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More species:
1) Sagittaria variabilis Engelm. var. obtusa (Muhl. ex Willd.) Engelm. [89]
2) Sagotia triflora (L.) Duchass. & Walp. [153]
3) Salicornia bigelovii Torr. [414]
4) Salicornia europaea auct. non L. [138]
5) Salicornia europaea L. var. pachystachya (W.D.J. Koch) Fernald [154]
6) Salicornia europaea L. var. simplex (Pursh) Fernald [138]
7) Salicornia maritima auct. non Wolff & Jefferies [121]
8) Salicornia prostrata auct. non Pall. [181]
9) Salix alaxensis (Andersson) Coville var. obovalifolia C.R. Ball [159]
10) Salix alpestris Andersson var. americana Andersson [95]

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