Sparganium androcladum

Characteristics
Monocots
Sparganiaceae
Sparganium
Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong
Branched Bur Reed
graminoid
7
**
Native AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL) TN[S1] KY[S4?] (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank)
Anther Type
Basifixed
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Green; White
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Achene; Drupe
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry; Wet
General Ecology
Aquatic; Mudflat/Wet Woods
Growth Habit
graminoid
Inflorescence Position
terminal
Inflorescence Types
head; globose
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
sessile
Leaf Rank
2-ranked
Leaf Type
grass-like; sword-like
Leaf Venation
parallel
Leaflet Margins
entire
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Hydric; Inundated
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Parent Rock
Chert
Pistil Number
1
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Circumneutral
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Typhales
Sparganium
Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong - Branched Bur Reed
Species Distribution Map

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Sparganium androcladum - 19
Sparganium androcladum - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Sparganium androcladum - 19
Sparganium androcladum - Theo Witsell View Full Size