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.
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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