Araceae FAMILY
Peltandra sagittifolia
Peltandra sagittifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The plant is rich in calcium oxylate, this is toxic and if consumed makes the mouth and digestive tract feel as though hundreds of tiny needles are being stuck into it. However, calcium oxylate is easily destroyed by thoroughly cooking or drying the plant[ 95 Title Edible and Useful Wild Plants of the United States and Canada. Publication Author Saunders. C. F. Publisher Dover Publications Year 1976 ISBN 0-486-23310-3 Description Useful wild plants of America. A pocket guide. ].
Botanical Description
Peltandra sagittifolia is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.15 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - North Carolina to Florida.
HabitatNon-alluvial swamps, especially on acid soils[ 72 Title Manual of the Southeastern Flora. Publication Author Small J.K. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of N. Carolina Press. Year 1933 ISBN Description Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ], and in shallow water at the edges of ponds[ 1 Title RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1951 ISBN - Description Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]). ].