Plants: erect, perennial aquatic
Leaves: long-stalked, basal, pinnately-veined, arrow-shaped
Flowers: white to orange, tiny, 4 -5 stamens; inflorescence a slender spadix with a 4"-8" elongated, green spathe which only partially covers the spadix
Fruits: cluster of brown berries
Habitat: swamps, shallows
Conservation Status: Introduced - locally established
- lateral leaf veins of 2 different thicknesses
- spadix more than 1/2 to almost as long as spathe
- spathe blade green to green with white or yellow-green along margins
- fruits pea green to mottled green or dark purple-green
- the leaves superficially resemble those of Sagittaria latifolia. However the leaves of Peltandra virginica have pinnate venation (e.g., a central vein with lateral veins), while the leaves of Sagittaria latifolia have palmate venation (though many of these veins appear to be parallel).
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