Wapato, Sagittaria
latifolia
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Range
Ø
All over the
Climate, elevation
Ø Moist,
mild climate; low elevations (2)
Local occurrence (where,
how common)
Ø Often
grows in marshes and along shorelines, and on edges of lakes, ponds, and
sloughs (1 and 3)
Ø Most
commonly occurring in the vicinity of the
Habitat preferences
Ø Often
in mucky soils (1)
Ø Freshwater
marshes
Plant strategy
type/successional stage (stress-tolerator, competitor, weedy/colonizer, seral,
late successional)
Ø Tolerates inundation up to two feet (4)
Ø Tolerates turbidity, mild pollution, and pH levels of 5.9 to 8.8 (4)
Ø Can tolerate fluctuating water levels and prolonged soil saturation (2)
Ø Can form monotypic stands or be part of a diverse marsh community
Associated species
Ø Sedges
(Carex spp.), Rushes (e.g. Juncus effuses), nodding beggarticks (Bidens
cernua), yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) (1)
May be
collected as: (seed, layered, divisions, etc.)
Ø Seed (4)
Ø Tubers (4)
Collection restrictions or guidelines
Ø Collect
seeds in fall
Ø Tubers
can be harvested after plant senesces (2)
Propagation recommendations (plant seeds, vegetative parts, cuttings, etc.)
Ø Plant
seeds after collection in pots with mucky soil, and allow to establish in
greenhouse (2)
Ø
Tubers can be divided (4)
Ø
Can seed directly on-site
Soil or medium requirements (inoculum necessary?)
Ø Silty/mucky soil with high
water holding capacity (2)
Installation form (form, potential for successful outcomes, cost)
Ø Tubers
(must bury 4 to 6 inches to prevent floating to surface, best done during a dry
period that will be followed by inundation) (4)
Ø Direct
seeding (2)
Ø Established
seedlings
Care requirements after installed (water weekly, water once etc.)
Ø Soil
must be kept consistently moist, tubers can not survive extended drying (4)
Ø Waterfowl
must be excluded from site, because they graze on tubers (4)
Sources cited
1.
Guard, B. Jennifer. Wetland Plants of
2.
Leigh, Michael. Grow Your Own Native
Landscape. Native Plant Salvage Project,
3.
Pojar, Jim and Andy MacKinnon. Plants of
the
4.
Stevens, M. and R. Vanbianchi. 1993.
Restoring Wetlands in
5.
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database,
Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center,
Data compiled by:
Crystal
Elliot,