WILD FLOWERS
WATER-PLANTAIN FAMILY (Alismaceae)
Broad-leaved Arrow-head
Sagittaria latifolia (S. variabilis)
Flowers—White, 1 to 1-1/2 in. wide, in 3-bracted whorls of 3, borne near the summit of a leafless scape 4 in. to 4 ft. tall. Calyx of 3 sepals; corolla of 3 rounded, spreading petals. Stamens and pistils numerous, the former yellow in upper flowers; usually absent or imperfect in lower pistillate flowers. Leaves: Exceedingly...
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