FNPS Plant Database

Peltandra sagittifolia

spoonflower, white arrow arum

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

spoonflower, white arrow arum

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Peltandra sagittifolia

Family:

Araceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Use in a water garden.

Considerations:

All part of the plant are toxic.

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Aquatic ---to--- Stays wet

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Organic

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinated by a chloropid fly through providing a brood site and releasing the pollen onto them.

Native Habitats:

Wet sites. Basin marsh, baygall, hydric hammock, floodplain forest, seepage stream (banks).

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Toxic if eaten due to a high concentration of oxalic acid.

General Comments:

Don't confuse this native with its invasive relatives: taro (Colocasia esculenta) and malanga (Xanthosoma sagittifolium), which have been widely planted as crops and/or ornamentals in Florida.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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