Native to 63 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Northern America, and Southern America; introduced into Louisiana (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 31242

March 20, 2011

Location

Paraguay, Concepcion (San Carlos, Zona de Estancias)

-22.533611, -57.361667

Location Remarks

Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Leaves and flowers floating, flowers white, closed in PM, fruits green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Alismataceae

Genus

Sagittaria

Specific Epithet

guayanensis

Authorship

Kunth

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 9.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#113,706 of 335,497

Top 34%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →