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Sparganium emersum
Sparganium emersum Rehmann
European Bur-reed, European Bur Reed
Sparganiaceae (Bur-reed Family)
Synonym(s): Sparganium acaule, Sparganium chlorocarpum, Sparganium chlorocarpum var. acaule, Sparganium emersum ssp. emersum, Sparganium simplex
USDA Symbol: SPEM2
USDA Native Status: L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (N), SPM (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall, including submerged portion.
Fruit: Achene-like drupes (often called achenes).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Yellow , GreenBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Emersed or floating, in still to flowing water, such as ditches, shallow pools and streams.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Sparganium emersum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Sparganium emersum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sparganium emersum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-02-17Research By: CBR