Sparganium

Taxobox
name = "Sparganium"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = Simplestem Bur-reed ("Sparganium erectum")
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Spermatophyte
classis = Monocotyledon
ordo = Poales
familia = Sparganiaceae
genus = "Sparganium"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 20 species; see text

"Sparganium" (Bur-reed) is a genus of flowering plants, containing about 20 species in temperate regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is the only genus in the family Sparganiaceae. The plants are perennial marsh plants that can grow to anything between 0.2-3.5 m (depending on the species), with epicene flowers.

The Sparganiaceae are closely related to the Typhaceae and some classification include "Sparganium" in that family.

=Summary=Sparganium is found in shallow marshes, ponds and streams across United States. It is recognized by its stalk of large spherical-like flower clusters.

pecies

*"Sparganium americanum"
*"Sparganium androcladum"
*"Sparganium angustifolium"
*"Sparganium antipodum"
*"Sparganium emersum"
*"Sparganium erectum"
*"Sparganium eurycarpum"
*"Sparganium fallax"
*"Sparganium fluctuans"
*"Sparganium glomeratum"
*"Sparganium gramineum"
*"Sparganium hyperboreum"
*"Sparganium minimum"
*"Sparganium natans"
*"Sparganium ramosum"
*"Sparganium stenophyllum"
*"Sparganium stoloniferum"
*"Sparganium subglobosum"