Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong

Branching Bur-reed

Synonyms: Sparganium lucidum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Typhaceae

Genus: Sparganium

Species: Sparganium androcladum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
MA - State Watch List
NH - State Endangered (Historic)
VT - Very rare (state rank: S1 (Critically Imperiled))
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Sparganium androcladum