Saggitaria ID?

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In my pond, there has been this plant that popped out of nowhere and grew really well.
The only information I know is that it has a Saggitaria like growth pattern and leaves, but the flowering stalks throw me off.

GROWTH INFORMATION:
- flowers begin to grow in beginning of summer and dry off near the end of summer. tiny purple flowers with round seed pods with brown crescent seeds
- splits every year into 2 plants. started with 1, then 2, then 4.
- i think every plant flowers once (based on 4 flower stalks this year)
- seedlings in pictures below were because I spread seeds in the tank. I thought the guppies ate them.
- dies off in winter to come back next year
- Saggitaria sanfordii leaves but unlike flowers.
there are many mysterious plants in the pond... this is just my favorite one.
 
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Giant flower stalks (currently around 5 ft but will grow larger) and the structure of plants.
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Leaf shape of the plant. Bottom is just azolla
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Emersed/seedling of the plant
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Unripe seed pods(green) and ripe seed pods (brown)
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unopened purple flower on black cloth with unripe seed pods beside it
 
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Giant flower stalks (currently around 5 ft but will grow larger) and the structure of plants.
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Leaf shape of the plant. Bottom is just azolla
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Emersed/seedling of the plant
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Unripe seed pods(green) and ripe seed pods (brown)
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unopened purple flower on black cloth with unripe seed pods beside it
My Seek App says the genus is water plantains but it could not identify species.
 
My Seek App says the genus is water plantains but it could not identify species.
Thanks! I found that it is the Greater Water Plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica
 

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