Alismataceae

Upright burhead

Echinodorus berteroi (Spreng.) Fassett

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Echinodorus

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Upright burhead (Echinodorus berteroi) — FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 花皇冠
English: Upright burhead
Russian: Эхинодорус Бертера

Synonyms

Alisma berteroanum Balb.
Alisma berteroi Spreng.
Alisma macrophyllum var. minus Seub.
Alisma rostratum Nutt.
Alisma sprengelii Rich. ex Kunth
Echinodorus berteroi subsp. patagonicus (Speg.) Rataj
Echinodorus berteroi var. berteroi
Echinodorus berteroi var. lanceolatus (Engelm.) Fassett
Echinodorus berteroi var. lanceolatus (Engelm. ex S.Watson & Coult.) Fernald
Echinodorus berteroi var. patagonicus (Speg.) Rataj
Echinodorus cordifolius f. lanceolatus (Engelm. ex S.Watson & J.M.Coult.) Fernald
Echinodorus cordifolius var. berteroanus (Balb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Griseb.
Echinodorus cordifolius var. lanceolatus (Engelm. ex S.Watson & J.M.Coult.) Mack. & Bush
Echinodorus longilineatus Rataj
Echinodorus patagonicus Speg.
Echinodorus radicans (Nutt.) Engelm. ex A.Gray
Echinodorus rostratus (Nutt.) Engelm.
Echinodorus rostratus f. lanceolatus (Engelm. ex S.Watson & J.M.Coult.) Fernald
Echinodorus rostratus var. lanceolatus Engelm. ex S.Watson & J.M.Coult.
Sagittaria rostrata Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: February to November (from 158 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jonathan Vaughn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.