Plants Profile for Sagittaria calycina spongiosa (hooded arrowhead)

Image of Sagittaria calycina var. spongiosa

General Information
Symbol:	SACAS
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Alismataceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 97. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 98. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
LOSP6	Lophotocarpus spathulatus J.G. Sm.
LOSP5	Lophotocarpus spongiosus (Engelm.) J.G. Sm.
SAMOS2	Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. ssp. spongiosa (Engelm.) Bogin
SAMOS3	Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. var. spongiosa (Engelm.) B. Boivin
SASP10	Sagittaria spathulata (J.G. Sm.) Buchenau

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Alismatales
Family	Alismataceae – Water-plantain family
Genus	Sagittaria L. – arrowhead
Species	Sagittaria calycina Engelm. – hooded arrowhead
Variety	Sagittaria calycina Engelm. var. spongiosa Engelm. – hooded arrowhead

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Maine spongy arrow-head Special Concern
Massachusetts Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. spongiosa estuary arrowhead Endangered
New York spongy arrowhead Threatened
Pennsylvania long-lobed arrow-head Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

SASP10 Sagittaria spathulata (J.G. Sm.) Buchenau

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL