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Typhaceae
Sparganium

not marked as a favorite taxon Sparganium eurycarpum Engelmann ex A. Gray var. eurycarpum. Common name: Giant Bur-reed. Habitat: Marshes, shores. Distribution: NS west to BC, south to w. VA, n. WV, IN, OK, CA and Baja California; e. Asia and Australia. Its attribution to more southern localities in North America by some older sources (such as FL according to Small) is believed to be in error.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, K4; = Sparganium erectum L. ssp. erectum — Cook & Nicholls (1986); = Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex A.Gray ssp. eurycarpum — Mo1; < Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex A.Gray — C, Can, F, FNA22, G, Il, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, S, S13, Tat, Va, W, WV, Crow & Hellquist (2000b). Basionym: Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex A.Gray 1856

Links to other floras: < Sparganium eurycarpum - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
  • Great Plains: OBL (name change)
  • Midwest: OBL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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