Sagittaria natans
Sagittaria natans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Sagittaria |
Species: | S. natans
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Binomial name | |
Sagittaria natans Pall . | |
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Sagittaria natans is a species of flowering aquatic plant in the water plantain family. It has floating leaves that are linear, heart-shaped or arrow-shaped.[2]
It is native to northern Europe and Asia and often cultivated elsewhere as an aquatic ornamental in aquaria and artificial ponds. It is widespread across much of the
Nei Mongol, Xinjiang).[3][2] It grows in slow-moving and stagnant water bodies such as ponds and small streams.[2]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Sagittaria natans
- ^ a b c "Sagittaria natans in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.