Broad-leaf arrowhead vs Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria platyphylla compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Key Differences

Broad-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Guyanese arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Alismataceae	Alismataceae
Genus same	Sagittaria	Sagittaria
Species	Sagittaria platyphylla	Sagittaria guayanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-leaf arrowhead and Guyanese arrowhead share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sagittaria.

View Genus: Sagittaria

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Guyanese arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.

Broad-leaf arrowhead

The Broad-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia)..