Sagittaria fasciculata

Sagittaria fasciculata, the bunched arrowhead (also known as duck potato, Indian potato, or wapato) is a plant found in a small number of wetlands in the Southeast United States.

Description
Sagittaria fasciculata is a perennial herb up to 35 cm tall. Submerged leaves are long and narrow, round in cross-section. Emerging leaves are flat, broadly ovate or lanceolate.

Distribution and habitat
S. fasciculata is only known to be found in Henderson and Buncombe Counties in North Carolina plus Greenville and Laurens Counties in South Carolina.

It is found in seepage areas with little to no flow. It prefers shaded areas on sandy loams.

Conservation
It was considered endangered in the federal register of July 25, 1979.

Uses
This plant produces edible tubers that were heavily collected by Native Americans as a food source.