Sagittaria cuneata

Species category

Vegetable, Weed

Common name

sagittaire cunéaire, arumleaf arrowhead, northern arrowhead, wapato

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 2.2–2.8 mm
  • Width 1.4–1.8 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.6 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Center is striate. Lateral wings are covered with rows of very small stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.
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Other structures

The apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
is indented with one lateral point.

Identification notes

Base is indented.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Alismataceae

Valid name

Sagittaria cuneata E. Sheld.

Synonyms

Sagittaria arifolia Nutt. ex J.G. Sm.

 Sagittaria cuneata.  Achenes with a striate center and the lateral wings are covered with rows of small stipples.
Sagittaria cuneata. Achenes with a striate center and the lateral wings are covered with rows of small stipples.