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'''''Sagittaria australis,''''' the '''Appalachian Arrowhead''' or '''longbeak arrowhead''', is a plant species native to much of the eastern part of the United States, from [[Louisiana]] to [[Iowa]] to [[New York State]] to [[Florida]], mostly between [[New Jersey]] and [[Mississippi]] with scattered locations elsewhere in the range. It is an [[Emergent plant|emergent]] [[Aquatic plant|aquatic]], growing in swamps and along the edges of lakes and ponds. <ref name="dasfkljklasdhf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000328 Flora of North America v 22]</ref><ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=287230 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref> It is sometimes sold as an ornamental to be cultivated in [[aquarium|aquaria]] or garden ponds.<ref>[http://www.seerosensorten.de/nc/wasserpflanzen-shop/wasserpflanzen/detailseite/seerose/sagittaria-australis-benni.html Wasserpflanzen Shop, ''Sagittaria australis'' 'Benni', Pfeilkraut 'Benni']</ref><ref>[http://www.jardindupicvert.com/4daction/w_partner/sagittaire_benni_silk_stocking_sagittaria_australis.13771 Le Jardin du Pic Vert, Sagittaire 'Benni Silk Stocking', ''Sagittaria australis'', Plante déphosphatante]</ref><ref>[http://www.waterplantsitaly.com/negozio/sagittaria-australis-benni/ Water Plants Italy, ''Sagittaria australis'' ‘Benni']</ref>
'''''Sagittaria australis,''''' the '''Appalachian Arrowhead''' or '''longbeak arrowhead''', is a plant species native to much of the eastern part of the United States, from [[Louisiana]] to [[Iowa]] to [[New York State]] to [[Florida]], mostly between [[New Jersey]] and [[Mississippi]] with scattered locations elsewhere in the range. It is an [[Emergent plant|emergent]] [[Aquatic plant|aquatic]], growing in swamps and along the edges of lakes and ponds.<ref name="dasfkljklasdhf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000328 Flora of North America v 22]</ref><ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=287230 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref> It is sometimes sold as an ornamental to be cultivated in [[aquarium|aquaria]] or garden ponds.<ref>[http://www.seerosensorten.de/nc/wasserpflanzen-shop/wasserpflanzen/detailseite/seerose/sagittaria-australis-benni.html Wasserpflanzen Shop, ''Sagittaria australis'' 'Benni', Pfeilkraut 'Benni']</ref><ref>[http://www.jardindupicvert.com/4daction/w_partner/sagittaire_benni_silk_stocking_sagittaria_australis.13771 Le Jardin du Pic Vert, Sagittaire 'Benni Silk Stocking', ''Sagittaria australis'', Plante déphosphatante]</ref><ref>[http://www.waterplantsitaly.com/negozio/sagittaria-australis-benni/ Water Plants Italy, ''Sagittaria australis'' ‘Benni']</ref>


''Sagittaria australis'' is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] herb up to 130&nbsp;cm (50 inches) tall. It is unusual in genus in having a 5-winged [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]. Flowers are up to 3&nbsp;cm (1.2 inches) in diameter, white, producing an [[achene]] with a recurved beak.<ref name="dasfkljklasdhf"/><ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376932#page/55/mode/1up Small, John Kunkel. Flora of the Southeastern United States 45–46. 1903].</ref><ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/715387#page/37/mode/1up Mohr, Charles Theodore. 1897. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 24(1): 20. ''Sagittaria longirostra'' var. ''australis'' ]</ref>

''Sagittaria australis'' is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] herb up to 130 cm (50 inches) tall. It is unusual in genus in having a 5-winged [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]. Flowers are up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter, white, producing an [[achene]] with a recurved beak.<ref name="dasfkljklasdhf"/><ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376932#page/55/mode/1up Small, John Kunkel. Flora of the Southeastern United States 45–46. 1903].</ref><ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/715387#page/37/mode/1up Mohr, Charles Theodore. 1897. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 24(1): 20. ''Sagittaria longirostra'' var. ''australis'' ]</ref>


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*[http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=15 Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora]
*[http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=15 Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora]

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Appalachian Arrowhead
longbeak arrowhead
Scientific classification
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S. australis
Binomial name
Sagittaria australis
(J.G.Sm.) Small
Synonyms[1]
  • Sagittaria engelmanniana subsp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin
  • Sagittaria longirostra var. australis J.G. Sm.

Sagittaria australis, the Appalachian Arrowhead or longbeak arrowhead, is a plant species native to much of the eastern part of the United States, from Louisiana to Iowa to New York State to Florida, mostly between New Jersey and Mississippi with scattered locations elsewhere in the range. It is an emergent aquatic, growing in swamps and along the edges of lakes and ponds.[2][3] It is sometimes sold as an ornamental to be cultivated in aquaria or garden ponds.[4][5][6]

Sagittaria australis is a perennial herb up to 130 cm (50 inches) tall. It is unusual in genus in having a 5-winged petiole. Flowers are up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter, white, producing an achene with a recurved beak.[2][7][8]

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