familyAlismataceae
genusSagittaria
speciesSagittaria montevidensis
subspeciesSagittaria montevidensis subsp. calycina
Sagittaria montevidensis subsp. calycina
Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 9:197. 1955.
Basionym: Sagittaria calycina Engelmann in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 212. 1859
Synonyms: Lophotocarpus calycinus (Engelmann) J. G. Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
Herbs, annual or perennial, not stranded by low tide. Leaves submersed and emersed; submersed leaves sessile, blade linear; emersed leaves petiolate, blade hastate to sagittate. Inflorescences of 1–15 whorls, floating or emersed; bracts distinct. Flowers: pistillate with ring of sterile stamens; petals without purple spot at base.
Phenology: Flowering mid summer–fall.
Habitat: Mud flats of lakes and rivers
Elevation: 5–2000 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Calif., Colo., Del., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.Mex., N.C., Ohio, Okla., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va., Wis., Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sinaloa).
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
None.