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Sparganium androcladum

Sparganium natans

small bur-reed
Habit Plants aquatic, to 0.6m.
Leaves

0.1–0.6m × 1–5 mm, not keeled.
Inflorescences

unbranched, staminate heads 1(2), pistillate heads 1–3, 0.5–1.5 cm diameter in fruit.
Flowers

tepals lance-ovate; without spot near tip;

tips toothed;

stigma 1.
Fruits

dark green to brown; shiny or dull;

body 2–4 × 1–1.5 mm;

beaks curved, 0.5–1.5 mm long.
2n

=30.

Sparganium androcladum

Sparganium natans
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Discussion

Shallow water; acid to slightly basic waters of bays, pools, ditches, and peat bogs. Flowering Jul–Aug. 700–2000m. BW, Casc, ECas. CA, ID, WA; northern North America; circumboreal. Native.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 507
Tamra Prior
Sibling taxa
S. angustifolium, S. emersum, S. eurycarpum, S. natans
S. angustifolium, S. emersum, S. eurycarpum
Synonyms Sparganium minimum
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