New Mexico Plants: Water-Plantain Family

(Alismataceae)

 

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Arum-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)

To my surprise, I found this wetland plant growing in the bottom of a channelized arroyo near UNM's south campus. But then, the arroyo bottom is always damp and sometimes has standing water.