Sagittaria latifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sagittaria latifolia Willd.

Broad leaf arrowhead, Broadleaf arrowhead, Wappato, Tule potato

Tim Messick

2018 Tim Messick

2005 Louis-M. Landry

2005 Lisa Powers

2007 George W. Hartwell

Sagittaria latifolia is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~162 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Sagittaria
Family:	Alismataceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Sagittaria chinensis
PLANTS	Sagittaria engelmanniana ssp. longirostra
PLANTS	Sagittaria esculenta
PLANTS	Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa
PLANTS	Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens
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Information about Sagittaria latifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SALA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/11/2025).