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Delta arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G.Sm.
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Height in the aquarium
medium to high
Light
low
CO₂ needs
20–24 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- midground
- Propagation
- runners
- Grows emersed
- yes
In the wild
Overview
This broad-leaved arrowhead comes from wetlands of the eastern and southeastern United States, with records in Central America. It has long been grown in aquariums but remains less common than Sagittaria subulata. Its rosette habit brings a different structure from a group of thin stems.
- Scientific name
- Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G.Sm.
- Classification
- Alismatales › Alismataceae
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated (NE)
Natural habitat
North America, Central America
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Introduced in Rivers and lakes
- Native countries
- Introduced by people
Outside its native range, in 7 countries:
An aquarium plant must never reach the wild: throwing away cuttings or emptying a tank into a stream can be enough to establish it.
Countries: Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). Dots: GBIF observations in the native countries.
In the aquarium
Growing in the aquarium
Provide medium to strong light and leave room for the rosettes. Runners let you separate young plants to extend the planting. The source description remains sparse: do not automatically give it the height or lawn-forming behaviour of a Sagittaria subulata sold under a similar name.
Sources:Flowgrow GBIF POWO (Kew) · Base map: Natural Earth