- Sagittaria fasciculata
Taxobox
name = "Sagittaria fasciculata"
status = EN
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Alismatales
familia =Alismataceae
genus = "Sagittaria "
species = "S. fasciculata"
binomial = "Sagittaria fasciculata"
binomial_authority =E.O. Beal The bunched arrowhead (also known as duck potato, Indian potato, or wapato) is a plant found inwetland s. This plant producesedible tuber s that were heavily collected by the Native Americans as a food source.STATUS: Endangered, Federal Register, July 25, 1979Description
The plant is only known to be found in Henderson County, North and Greenville County, South Carolina.
Habitat
The Bunched Arrowhead is found in seepage areas with little to no flow. It prefers shaded areas on sandy loams.
Distribution
Threats
Wetland destruction, herbicide use in right-of way maintenance.
External links
* [http://www.fws.gov/nc-es/plant/barrow.html]
* [http://www.fws.gov/endangered/i/q/saq0o.html]
* [http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2007SE/finalprogram/abstract_119251.htm]
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