Sparganium
Simplestem Bur-reed (Sparganium erectum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Typhaceae
Genus:	Sparganium L.
Species
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 was previously placed alone 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Species

• 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

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