Sagittaria lancifolia: Uses (Ethnobotany)
Water feature
Plant Profile: Sagittaria lancifolia
Taxonomy: Sagittaria lancifoliaNames
Bulltongue Arrowhead, Lance-leaved Arrowhead
Phonetic Spelling:saj-ee-TAR-ee-uh lan-sih-FOH-lee-uh
Genus:Sagittaria
Species:lancifolia
Family:Alismataceae
A wetland species frequently found in freshwater or brackish tidal marshes and along muddy stream banks, this plant thrives in the coastal plain of North Carolina. It can be utilized as a water feature in areas that receive full sun to partial shade, and it is known to attract various bird species.
Sagittaria lancifolia Feature Summary
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#water plant
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Sagittaria lancifolia Feature Summary
Attributes
Flowers
Flowers are showy and white, with 3 petals and yellow centers
White
Summer
Fall
2-3 rays/petals
Saucer
Radial
Leaves
Dark green, arrow shaped leaves
Deciduous
Green
Simple
Other/more complex
Lanceolate
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Moist
Frequent Standing Water
Coastal
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
11a
11b
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Stem
Landscape
Water Garden
Coastal
Pond
Sagittaria lancifolia Image Gallery
Sagittaria lancifolia Attributes
Sagittaria lancifolia: Country Or Region Of Origin
NC Native
Sagittaria lancifolia: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Sagittaria lancifolia Flowers
Sagittaria lancifolia: Flower Description
Flowers are showy and white, with 3 petals and yellow centers
Sagittaria lancifolia: Flower Color
White
Sagittaria lancifolia: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Sagittaria lancifolia: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Sagittaria lancifolia: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Sagittaria lancifolia: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Sagittaria lancifolia Leaves
Sagittaria lancifolia: Leaf Description
Dark green, arrow shaped leaves
Sagittaria lancifolia: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Sagittaria lancifolia: Leaf Color
Green
Sagittaria lancifolia: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Sagittaria lancifolia: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Sagittaria lancifolia: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Sagittaria lancifolia: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Sagittaria lancifolia Whole Plant Traits
Sagittaria lancifolia: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Sagittaria lancifolia: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Sagittaria lancifolia: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Sagittaria lancifolia Cultural Conditions
Sagittaria lancifolia: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Sagittaria lancifolia: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Sagittaria lancifolia: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Sagittaria lancifolia: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
11a
11b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Sagittaria lancifolia: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Sagittaria lancifolia Stem
Sagittaria lancifolia: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Sagittaria lancifolia Landscape
Sagittaria lancifolia: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Sagittaria lancifolia: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
