Sparganium angustifolium Michaux. Common name: Narrowleaf Bur-reed. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Marshes. Distribution: NL to AK, south to n. NJ, n. PA, MI, WI, MN, SD, NM, AZ, and CA; attributed to VA and WV by Kartesz (1999), apparently erroneously.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, FNA22, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Cook & Nicholls (1986), Crow & Hellquist (2000b); > Sparganium angustifolium Michx. — F; > Sparganium multipedunculatum (Morong) Rydb. — F. Basionym: Sparganium angustifolium Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Sparganium angustifolium - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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