Typhaceae
American bur-reed
Sparganium americanum
- Family
- Typhaceae
- Genus
- Sparganium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- إسبارغانيون أمريكي
- English
- American bur-reed
Synonyms
- Sparganium americanum var. nuttallii Graebn.
- Sparganium americanum var. nuttallii A.Gray
- Sparganium americanum var. rigidum R.T.Clausen
- Sparganium americanum var. typicum R.T.Clausen
- Sparganium ligulare Raf.
- Sparganium simplex var. americanum (Nutt.) Engl.
- Sparganium simplex var. americanum Farw.
- Sparganium simplex var. nuttallii A.Gray
- Sparganium simplex var. nuttallii Engelm.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: willis.mccumber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: sasha vuksinic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Patrice Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: bill Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: wwattles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Patrice Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Ken Borgfeldt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Matt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.