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Sagittaria graminea Michx.
grassy arrowhead
Symbol: SAGR
Group: Monocot
Family: Alismataceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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State Distributional Map for SAGR
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Plant Distribution by State

Sagittaria graminea Michx.

SAGR

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Related Taxa:
Sagittaria graminea Michx.

View 5 genera in Alismataceae, 28 species in Sagittaria or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii. Native. Distribution of Sagittaria graminea var. graminea. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana. Native.    
Sagittaria graminea var. chapmanii
Chapman's arrowhead		 Sagittaria graminea var. graminea
grassy arrowhead		 Sagittaria graminea var. weatherbiana
Weatherby's arrowhead		    
Nativity color legend

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Classification:
Sagittaria graminea Michx.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Alismatidae –
                      Order Alismatales –
                         Family Alismataceae – Water-plantain family
                            Genus Sagittaria L. – arrowhead
                               Species Sagittaria graminea Michx. – grassy arrowhead

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Sagittaria graminea Michx.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Kentucky:
       grass-leaf arrowhead     Threatened
Ohio:
       grass-leaf arrowhead     Endangered
Tennessee:
       grassleaf arrowhead     Threatened

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Noxious Weed Information:
Sagittaria graminea Michx.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Washington:
        grass-leaved arrowhead     Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine

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Invasive Information:
Sagittaria graminea Michx.
        grassy arrowhead
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Sagittaria graminea Michx.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Sagittaria graminea Michx.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38907.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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