Sagittaria longiloba

Long lobed arrowhead

Family: Alismataceae · Type: perennial · Native

Long lobed arrowhead is a California native perennial found in the Great Valley bioregion in ponds and rice fields at elevations below 300 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces white flowers with distinctive sagittate leaves having long basal lobes extending beyond the terminal point. Growing with ascending to erect stems, it forms spheric tan tubers beneath the water surface. Its emergent leaves have petioles 13 to 27 centimeters long, with triangular blades featuring prominent side lobes larger than the central blade. The plant produces fruits with a short, erect beak measuring 0.1 to 0.6 millimeters long.

Habitat: Ponds, rice fields

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: < 300 m

Bioregions: GV

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