Plants : SparganiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Sparganium natans L.

Least Bur-reed

Description: The smallest of the bur-reeds. An aquatic plant similar to S. angustifolium but with only 1 globular male head, and a shorter bract to the lowest female head.

All names: Sparganium natans L.; Sparganium minimum Wallr.

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

iNaturalist: Sparganium natans at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Sparganium natans. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2368. Accessed on 2026-11-02.