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Search Term(s): Sparganium americanum   (1 record found)

TYPHACEAE
Cattail Family
Sparganium americanum  (American bur-reed)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Sparganium: from the Greek sparganion, a name used by Dioscorides; americanum: of the Americas
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
June-July
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Shallow streams, edges of ponds, marshes
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Provides habitat for fish, food for some waterfowl species, and cover for a variety of aquatic invertebrate species.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
When submersed In deep water, this species persists only in a vegetative condition and forms dense aquatic beds.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Freshwater Herbaceous Tidal Wetlands
Ponds, Lakes, and Reservoirs (Millponds)
Seepage Slope Open Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Piedmont)
Submerged Aquatic Beds (Fresh and Brackish)