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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Sparganiaceae
Sparganium americanum Nutt.
American bur-reed
Sparganium: ancient name, probably sparganon for "a band," referring to ribbon-like leaves
americanum: for America
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, emergent semi-aquatic, 1'-3 1/2' tall with stout stems |
| Flower: | female flower green to white, 3-parted; inflorescence 3/4" round heads on either a branched or unbranched stalk; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | dull brown nutlet with a straight beak,  in bur-like heads |
| Leaf: | flat, not stiff |
| Habitat: | sun; wet; shores, shallows; in muddy soil |
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