Sparganium eurycarpum Engelmann ex A. Gray var. eurycarpum . Giant Bur-reed. Hab: Marshes, shores. Dist: 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, K3, 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, F, FNA22, G, Il, K1, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, S, S13, Tat, Va, W, WV, Crow & Hellquist (2000b)

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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