Wildflowers: Michigan wildflower ID

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  1. dvictor

    dvictor Active Member

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    Could you help me identify this flower species?

    The small flower in these photographs were taken at the end of August in Oakland County, Michigan.

    Thank you for your help.
     

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    Axel Active Member

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    Sagittaria sp.
     
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    Thank you, Axel.

    Latifolia?
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Presumably you get to see these yearly. I just came across some taxonomic notes, if you can make any sense of them, which I can't do on my photos. From E-Flora BC Atlas Page
    1. Achenes with beaks extending at right angles to the body, the beaks 0.5-1.5 mm long; bracts of the inflorescences egg-shaped, rounded or hooded at the tips, 5-10 (15) mm long; mature male and female flower stalks of equal length.............Sagittaria latifolia

    1. Achenes with beaks erect, the beaks 0.2-0.4 mm long; bracts of the inflorescences lanceolate, long-pointed at the tips, (5) 10-30 mm long; mature male flower stalks longer than the female flower stalks.................Sagittaria cuneata
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    The bracts of the inflorescences are indeed egg-shaped, rounded or hooded at the tips (visible from the second photo), so indeed Sagittaria latifolia
     

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