Freshwater
Awl-leaf arrowhead
Sagittaria subulata
Alismataceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Foreground
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Fast
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 15 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Colombia, United States, and Venezuela.
Introduced to Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Palestine, Portugal, Trinidad & Tobago, and United Kingdom.
More about the species
Description
Sagittaria subulata, the awl-leaf arrowhead, narrow-leaved arrowhead or dwarf sagittaria, is an aquatic plant species native to the Americas.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Alisma subulatum
- Damasonium subulatum
- Sagittaria lorata
- Sagittaria pusilla
In other languages
- Dwarf sagittaria, Narrow-leaved arrowhead, Rubbon wapato
Articles
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