Common name:
Arrowhead
Family:
Scientific name:
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Main flower color:
Range:
Mainly in south/central England; also parts of Wales and Ireland
Height:
Up to 80 cm
Habitat:
In still or slow-moving water
Flowers:
Three greenish-brown sepals and three larger, clawed petals, white with a purple patch at the base; in an open, elongated cluster which contains male flowers at the top, on relatively long stalks, and female flowers below, on shorter stalks. Stamens have thick, whitish filaments and purple anthers, while carpels are greenish-yellow, tightly packed
Leaves:
Of three types - long, linear submerged leaves, ovate floating leaves and arrow-shaped emergent leaves, these up to 20 cm long, attached by thick, grooved stalks, and crossed by prominent veins
Season:
July to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
