Sagittaria kurziana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Sagittaria |
| Species: | S. kurziana
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| Sagittaria kurziana | |
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Sagittaria subulata var. kurziana (Glück) Bogin | |
Sagittaria kurziana, common names springtape[2] and strap-leaf sagittaria, is a perennial aquatic plant. It grows up to 250 centimetres (8 feet) tall. It has long, narrow, flat leaves that float on the surface of the water, up to 250 cm long but rarely more than 15 millimetres (1⁄2 inch) wide. These form huge masses of ribbon-like leaves flowing back and forth with the current. Inflorescences also float on the surface, the white flowers very often submerged.[3][4][5]
The species is native to Florida and naturalized in the Mariana Islands.[6] It grows along large springs, very often those with high sulfur content, and along the banks of watercourses downstream from such springs.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Tropicos
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sagittaria kurziana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Sagittaria kurziana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "Sagittaria kurziana – UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants". plants.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.