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Also called broadleaf arrowhead and duck-potato, although do not confuse the latter with similar-named sister-species within arrowhead genus Sagittaria. The species and genus are part of ♒︎ water-plantain family Alismataceae in order Alismatales.
Native to almost all of 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 North America and Central America, and into South America. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key). Invasive > 🌐︎ various
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) including as an important food.
Sagittaria hosts caterpillars of 6 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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