Sagittaria fasciculata
Encyclopedia
The bunched arrowhead is a plant found in wetland
s. This plant produces edible tuber
s that were heavily collected by the Native American
s as a food source.
STATUS: Endangered, Federal Register, July 25, 1979
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
s. This plant produces edible tuber
Tuber
Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to survive the winter or dry months and provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing season and they are a means of asexual reproduction...
s that were heavily collected by the Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
s as a food source.
STATUS: Endangered, Federal Register, July 25, 1979