Common Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

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Plants

Bold arrow-shaped leaves and whorls of three white flowers with yellow centres.

Field facts
HabitatMarsh, mudflats, pond margins
RangeStatewide
When to lookFlowers July to September
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesPickerelweed, Arrow Arum

Field note: Called duck potato for the starchy tubers ducks dig out.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Tubers feed waterfowl; leave them in the mud.

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