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Family: Alismataceae (Water-plantain family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - October
Broad-leaved Arrowhead is a perrenial wetland plant that is native to the Americas. Its leaves are arrow-shaped, from 10–35 cm long by 0.5#150;20 cm wide. Its flowers have white petals, and are in whorls of three. The staminate (male) flowers have many yellow stamens, whereas the pistillate (female) flowers have a central sphere of green carpels.
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10 August 2014
Eleanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA 
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10 August 2014
Eleanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA (staminate flowers) 
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7 September 2015
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA (pistillate flowers) 
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7 September 2015
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA (pistillate flowers) 
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1 August 2025
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA (staminate flowers) 
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1 August 2025
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA 
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