Typhaceae

Burr-reed

Sparganium subglobosum Morong

Family: Typhaceae
Genus: Sparganium

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Burr-reed (Sparganium subglobosum) — FlowerPhoto: Max Campbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 狭叶黑三棱, 三棱, 黄三七
English: Burr-reed, Floating burr reed
Japanese: ヒメミクリ, 姫実栗

Synonyms

Sparganium affine Schnitzl
Sparganium angustifolium R.Br.
Sparganium angustifolium var. latifolium Benth.
Sparganium antipodum Graebn.
Sparganium nipponicam Makino
Sparganium stenophyllum Maxim. ex Meinsh.

Flowers

In flower: January to March, November (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Max Campbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Benjamin Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oscar Dove, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Valentin Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.