Typhaceae
Least bur-reed
Sparganium natans
- Family
- Typhaceae
- Genus
- Sparganium
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Common names
By language (27)
- arz
- سبارجانيوم ناتان
- Belarusian
- Плюшчай маленькі
- Bulgarian
- Малка ежова главица
- Catalan
- Rubanier Nain
- Chinese
- 矮黑三棱
- Croatian
- Plivajući ježinac
- Czech
- Zevar nejmenší
- Dutch
- Kleinste egelskop
- English
- Least bur-reed, Small bur-reed
- Estonian
- Väike jõgitakjas
- Finnish
- Pikkupalpakko
- French
- Rubanier nain, Hérisson d’eau, Rubanier Flottant, Rubanier nain massette
- German
- Zwerg-Igelkolben, Zwergigelskopf, Rubanier Nain
- hsb
- Mólička jěželnja
- Hungarian
- Lápi békabuzogány
- Irish
- Rísheisc mhion
- Japanese
- ヒナミクリ
- Latvian
- Mazā ežgalvīte
- Lithuanian
- Rubanier Nain
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Småpiggknopp
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Småpiggknopp
- Polish
- Jeżogłówka najmniejsza
- Russian
- Ежеголовник плавающий, Ежеголовник маленький
- Swedish
- Dvärgigelknopp, Rubanier Nain
- Tatar
- Йөзгәләк керпебаш
- Welsh
- Cleddlys bach
- Western Frisian
- Dûkelpjut
Synonyms
- Platanaria natans (L.) Gray
- Sparganium amplexicaulium D.Yu
- Sparganium axilare Raf.
- Sparganium flaccidum Meinsh.
- Sparganium gramineum Wallr.
- Sparganium minimum Wallr.
- Sparganium minimum (L.) Fr.
- Sparganium minimum subvar. ratis (Meinsh.) Graebn.
- Sparganium minimum subvar. rostratum Larss.
- Sparganium minimum subvar. septentrionale (Meinsh.) Graebn.
- Sparganium minimum var. flaccidum (Meinsh.) Graebn.
- Sparganium minimum var. perpusillum (Meinsh.) Graebn.
- Sparganium minimum var. rostratum (Larss.) Lindm.
- Sparganium minimum var. strictum Larss.
- Sparganium natans var. minimum L.
- Sparganium perpusillum Meinsh.
- Sparganium ratis Meinsh.
- Sparganium rostratum Larss.
- Sparganium septentrionale Meinsh.
- Sparganium tenuicaule D.Yu & L.H.Liu
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 75 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Callum McKenzie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Callum McKenzie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lallen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 16:12, 22 October 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dan Riley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.