Broadleaf Arrowhead / Wapato (Duck Potato) (Sagittaria latifolia)

Family: Alismataceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Aquatic perennial with prominent arrowhead-shaped leaves and crisp, nutritious starchy tubers buried in muddy wetland bottoms.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Crisp and starchy like a buttery russet potato or water chestnut with pleasant sweet corn and hazelnut undertones. — Traditionally dislodged from mud with bare toes from canoes, floating to the surface; Boiled or roasted in jackets like small gourmet potatoes; Sliced and pan-fried with wild alliums into crisp golden rounds

Habitat & North American Range

Shallow marshes, swamps, sluggish stream margins, and pond shores across North America. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)