Plants : SparganiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Sparganium angustifolium Michaux

Floating Bur-reed

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Sparganium angustifolium

Description: An aquatic plant of deep water in acid lakes; the stems and leaves are floating. Similar to S. natans but generally bigger, with (usually) 2 globular male heads and with a long bract to the lowest female head.

All names: Sparganium angustifolium Michaux; Sparganium affine Schnizl.; Sparganium natans auct.

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

iNaturalist: Sparganium angustifolium at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Sparganium angustifolium. Michaux. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2367. Accessed on 2026-11-02.