Sparganium
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Sparganium eurycarpum
Taxonomy · GBIF
Branched Bur-reed
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyTyphaceae
Observations7,322
Groupplantae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sparganiaceae
- Image
- Sparganium erectum100.jpg
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thumb|300px|Sparganium eurycarpum
Sparganium (bur-reed) is a genus of flowering plants, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. It is widespread in wet areas in temperate regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The plants are perennial marsh plants that can grow to 3.5 m (depending on the species), with epicene flowers.