Sparganium americanum

American bur-reed

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 5-5'
Flowers: May-Aug.; greenish
Fruit: green to brown; achene (dry, flat seed)

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Wet
Soil pH: 4.9-7.3
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy
Flood depth: 0-6"

Habitat

fresh nontidal marshes, shallow waters, muddy shores

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States:

Wildlife

*

Notes

good for sediment stabilization

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/231.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004