Survivor of the storm

"Sagittaria lancifolia" is a perennial, monocot plant in the family Alismataceae, genus "Sagittaria", with herbaceous growth patterns. It is native to the southeastern United States. It is known from every coastal state from Delaware to Texas. The species is also considered native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America. It has become naturalized on the Island of Java in Indonesia.

Common name is "duck potato" because of the large potato-like corms which.. more