Sagittaria latifolia Willd., 1805 22% complete

Duck-potato

Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 409 (1805)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Sagittaria latifolia, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced8 Source not recorded8 Not on the record14 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author Willd. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 409 (1805) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1805 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Duck-potato No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Canada to C. & E. U.S.A., Cuba, California to W. South America No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 64 cm Sourced
Biological type hydrophyte
  • hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 164, 174, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth rate empty Not on the record
Maximum height empty Not on the record
Sexuality monoecious Sourced
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jun, aug Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 164, 432, 818, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments empty Not on the record
Soil salinity empty
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Not on the record
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 30 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record