Plants : SparganiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Sparganium emersum Rehmann

Unbranched Bur-reed

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Sparganium emersum

Description: A similar plant to the rather larger Sparganium erectum, and found in the same sorts of situations. It differs in having an unbranched inflorescence.

All names: Sparganium emersum Rehmann; Sparganium simplex Huds.; Sparganium diversifolium Graebn.

Distribution Map from NBN: Sparganium emersum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Sparganium emersum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Sparganium emersum. Rehmann. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2366. Accessed on 2026-11-02.