Sagittaria australis, the Appalachian arrowhead or longbeak arrowhead, is a plant found in North America. It is a perennial herb up to 130 centimetres (51 inches) tall. It is an unusual Sagittaria species in that it has a five-winged petiole. The flowers are up to 3 cm (1 in) in diameter, white, producing an achene with a recurved beak.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Appalachian 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 brevirostra
- Sagittaria latifolia
- Sagittaria trifolia
- Sagittaria engelmanniana
- Sagittaria longiloba
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Sagittaria
- Species
- Sagittaria australis
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