FNPS Plant Database

Sagittaria lancifolia

duck potato, lance-leaved arrowhead, bulltongue arrowhead

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

duck potato, lance-leaved arrowhead, bulltongue arrowhead

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Sagittaria lancifolia

Family:

Alismataceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

3-5 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Grow as an emergent along pond or lake edges or in aquatic gardens.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Seed. Division of clumps.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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1 ---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, Loam, Organic

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Flowers attract pollinators.

Birds and other wildlife eat the fruit. 

Native Habitats:

Marshes, wetter portions of wet prairies, swamps, roadside ditches with marsh-like character.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Tubers were were an important food crop for native Americans.

General Comments:

Citations:

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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