Home / Plants and Wildflowers of the Upper-Midwest / Arrowhead

Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)

Arrowhead | Stillwater, MN | View Enlarged Image

A common, native perrenial found in the muddy shallows of lakes, ponds and rivers across our region, Arrowhead is named for its lanced-shaped leaves, which can be wide or quite thin. It only blooms in the summer/early fall, and many do not make the connection between its white blossom and its leaves.

When full grown, Arrowhead produces a tuber that's pale, bumpy, and in many animals' opinion, quite delicious. This root, which is about the size of a chicken egg, is prized by otters, muskrats, ducks, geese, and swans alike, and was also collected by Native Americans as a summer food source. Its wildlife value and place in natural lore makes Arrowhead an excellent choice for landscaping wetlands and shorelines.

Multimedia:

Arrowhead leaves | Saint Croix Boomsite, MN

Add to our growing wildlife encyclopedia! Submit a photo or other footage of this species!*

Want to Learn More?

In an effort to make our site as comprehensive as possible, we have supplemented our online park and wildlife survey with other educational resources. Every book we recommend has been hand-picked by a Beyond Main Street volunteer. 7.5% of all proceeds from the links below go to help Beyond Main Street build a larger, more comprehensive site!

	Wildflowers of Minnesota
	Trees of Minnesota

*Submissions are full and credited property of their original owner. The name of the sender will be printed below the submission unless otherwise requested. BMS maintains one-time printing rights only. For legal reasons, all video and photography must be your own work. If there is a copyright on it, you must own it. Video, photos, and writing must have been created in Minnesota or surrounding area to be added to our database.