Sagittaria fasciculata
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Sagittaria fasciculata, the bunched arrowhead[1] (also known as duck potato, Indian potato, or wapato) is a plant found in a small number of wetlands in the Southeast United States.
Description
Sagittaria fasciculata is a perennial herb up to Script error: No such module "convert". tall. Submerged leaves are long and narrow, round in cross-section. Emerging leaves are flat, broadly ovate or lanceolate.[2][3][4]
Distribution and habitat
S. fasciculata is only known to be found in Henderson and Buncombe Counties in North Carolina plus Greenville and Laurens Counties in South Carolina.[2][5]
It is found in seepage areas with little to no flow. It prefers shaded areas on sandy loams.[2][6]
Conservation
It was considered endangered in the federal register of July 25, 1979.[7]
Uses
This plant produces edible tubers that were heavily collected by Native Americans as a food source.[8]
References
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- ↑ a b c Flora of North America v 22, Sagittaria fasciculata
- ↑ Beal, Ernest O. 1960. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 76(1): 76, f. 3, map 5, Sagittaria fasciculata
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- ↑ Biota of North America Program, map, Sagittaria fasciculata
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- ↑ Federal Register
- ↑ Buchanan, M.F. and J.T. Finnegan. 2010. Natural Heritage Program List of the Rare Plant Species of North Carolina. N.C. Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh, NC.
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