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Dwarf arrowhead
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Scientific classification
Genus:
Sagittaria
Species:
pygmaea
Synonyms
  • Blyxa coreana (H.Lév.) Nakai
  • Hydrolirion coreanum H.Lév.
  • Sagittaria altigena Hand.-Mazz.
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. oligocarpa Micheli
  • Sagittaria sagittifolia var. pygmaea (Miq.) Makino

Sagittaria pygmaea, commonly known as the dwarf arrowhead or pygmy arrowhead, is an aquatic plant species. It is native to Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Bhutan and China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang).

Sagittaria pygmaea grows in shallow water in marshes, channels and rice paddies. It is a perennial herb producing by means of stolons. Leaves are linear to slightly spatula-shaped, not lobed, up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long.

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