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Sparganium L.
bur-reed

       
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Sparganium L.

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Distribution:
Sparganium L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Sparganium L.

View 1 genera in Sparganiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Sparganium americanum Nutt.. . Image Available.
Sparganium americanum
American bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong. . Image Available.
Sparganium androcladum
branched bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium angustifolium Michx.. . Image Available.
Sparganium angustifolium
narrowleaf bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium emersum Rehmann. . Image Available.
Sparganium emersum
European bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium erectum L.. .
Sparganium erectum
simplestem bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm.. . Image Available.
Sparganium eurycarpum
broadfruit bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium fluctuans (Engelm. ex Morong) B.L. Rob.. . Image Available.
Sparganium fluctuans
floating bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium glomeratum (Beurling ex Laest.) L. Neum.. .
Sparganium glomeratum
clustered bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium hyperboreum Beurling ex Laest.. . Image Available.
Sparganium hyperboreum
northern bur-reed
Distribution of Sparganium natans L.. . Image Available.
Sparganium natans
small bur-reed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Sparganium L.

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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
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Sparganium L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin     Moderate   Minor      
Quinlan         Low Low    
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Sparganium L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42312.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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