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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Sagittaria secundifolia, Kral’s water-plantain.
Sagittaria secundifolia. Photo by Hugh and Carol Nourse.

Sagittaria secundifolia flower stem extending up above the water.
Sagittaria secundifolia. Photo by Hugh and Carol Nourse.

Sagittaria secundifolia, Kral’s water-plantain, range map.
Sagittaria secundifolia range map.

Sagittaria secundifolia, Kral’s water-plantain

ESA Status

Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.

Threats

  • Erosion-related water quality degradation, siltation and turbidity, resulting from residential-recreational development, surface mining, agriculture, and forest conversion
  • Water pollution from garbage dumping and leaking sewage systems
  • Water Impoundments
  • Off-road vehicle traffic, fording

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/sagittaria_secundifolia/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:41 EDT