Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Alismatales (9)
Family: Alismataceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Sagittaria (1)
Epithet: sagittifolia L. (1)
Synonyms: Alisma sagittaria Stokes, Sagitta aquatica (Lam.) St.-Lag., Sagitta palustris Bubani, Sagittaria acuminata Sm., Sagittaria aquatica Lam., Sagittaria bulbosa (Poir.) Donn, Sagittaria heterophylla Schreb., Sagittaria minor Mill., Sagittaria tenuior Gand., Sagittaria vulgaris Gueldenst., Vallisneria bulbosa Poir.
acuminata => long pointed
aquatica => living in water
heterophylla => bearing leaves of more than one kind
minor => smaller, lesser
palustris => bog, swamp-loving
vulgaris => common, everyday