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Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.
broadfruit bur-reed

   
Symbol: SPEU
Group: Monocot
Family: Sparganiaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N
SPM    N



Photograph of Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.
 
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Synonyms:
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

  SPCA14 Sparganium californicum Greene  
  SPEUE3 Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ssp. eurycarpum   bur-reed
 

Distribution by State:
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

Distributional Map for Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.
Distribution Map Legend

Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. distribution:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

1 genera in Sparganiaceae, 10 species in Sparganium
 

Classification:
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Typhales
Family   Sparganiaceae – Bur-reed family
Genus   Sparganium L. – bur-reed
Species   Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. – broadfruit bur-reed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Kentucky:
large bur-reed Endangered
New Hampshire:
large bur-reed Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42316.

 

 

 

 
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