Sagittaria cristata, the crested arrowhead, is a perennial herb growing up to 75 centimetres (30 inches) tall. The leaves are flat, long and narrow, not lobed, and up to 40 cm (16 in) long. The flowers are white.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Crested Arrowhead being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sagittaria graminea
- Sagittaria rigida
- Sagittaria engelmanniana
- Sagittaria platyphylla
- Sagittaria chapmanii
- Sagittaria sanfordii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Sagittaria
- Species
- Sagittaria cristata
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