ARUM ARROWHEAD 



Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon 



This arrowhead, like its relatives, loves mud and water, sending up 

 its graceful leaves and flower stalks, with delicate flowers, out of the 

 muck. The name Sagittaria, derived from the Latin, refers to the 

 arrow-shaped leaves. The plant belongs to the Waterplantain Family. 



Arum arrowhead ranges from Connecticut to Maine and Nova 

 Scotia, and westward to Kansas, New Mexico, California, and British 

 Columbia. 



The specimen sketched was found near Edgewater, British Colum- 

 bia, in the valley of the Columbia River, at an elevation of 1,700 feet. 



PLATE I58 



