PLANTS Profile for Sparganium emersum (European bur-reed)

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PLANTS Profile

Sparganium emersum Rehmann
European bur-reed

Symbol:

SPEM2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Sparganiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Sparganium emersum Rehmann

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Synonyms:
Sparganium emersum Rehmann

SPAC	Sparganium acaule (Beeby ex Macoun) Rydb.
SPCH	Sparganium chlorocarpum Rydb.
SPCHA	Sparganium chlorocarpum Rydb. var. acaule (Beeby ex Macoun) Fernald
SPEME2	Sparganium emersum Rehmann ssp. emersum	European bur-reed
SPSI	Sparganium simplex Huds.

Distribution:
Sparganium emersum Rehmann


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Sparganium emersum Rehmann

View 1 genera in Sparganiaceae, 10 species in Sparganium

Classification:
Sparganium emersum Rehmann

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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
Species	Sparganium emersum Rehmann – European bur-reed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sparganium emersum Rehmann

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Sparganium chlorocarpum
greenfruited bur-reed		Endangered
Ohio:
Sparganium chlorocarpum
small bur-reed		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Sparganium emersum Rehmann

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Sparganium emersum Rehmann

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Sparganium chlorocarpum: