Arum-Leaf Arrowhead vs Blistering Ammania

Sagittaria cuneata compared with Ammannia baccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arum-Leaf Arrowhead	Blistering Ammania
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Alismataceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Sagittaria	Ammannia
Species	Sagittaria cuneata	Ammannia baccifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead and Blistering Ammania share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arum-Leaf Arrowhead	Blistering Ammania
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Arum-Leaf Arrowhead

Arum-leaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian