Sparganium eurycarpum
Big Bur Reed, Broad Fruit Burr Reed
Other regional names: Broad Fruited Burreed +5 more
- Broad Fruited Burreed
- Broadfruit Bur Reed
- Broadfruit Burreed
- Giant Burreed
- Large Fruited Burreed
- Simple Stemmed Burreed
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Typhaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Sparganium eurycarpum (commonly known as Big Bur-reed or Broad-Fruit Burr-Reed) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Typhaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Amur, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kuril Is., Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Newfoundland
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms