Arum-leaved Arrowhead(Sagittaria cuneata and Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia)

Sagittaria cuneata is a species of the water plantain family known by the common name arumleaf arrowhead. Like some other Sagittaria species, it may be called wapato.
It is native to much of North America, including most of Canada and the western and northeastern United States. It is an aquatic plant growing in slow-moving and stagnant water bodies such as ponds and small streams. It is quite variable in appearance across individuals, and submerged parts of the plant look different from those growing above the surface or on land. In general it is a perennial herb growing from a white or blue tinged tuber. The leaves are variable in shape, many of them sagittate, or shaped like arrowheads with two smaller, pointed lobes opposite the tip. Grows in calm pond water in the plains, foothills and in mountain regions.

1. The entire rhizome is edible.
2. The underwater tuber can be easily dislodged from main roots will float to top.
3. Tubers are edible raw.
4. Raw unwashed tubers can be stored for several months, like potatoes.
5. Tubers can also be cooked, sliced, dried for storage, and later boiled, to reconstitute them.
6. Tubers are usually several feet from parent plant;which can make them a little hard to find.
7. Stems can be cooked and eaten.