Sparganium eurycarpum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex A. Gray

Broadfruit bur reed

2014 David Wolfson

2008 Louis-M. Landry

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2009 Aaron Schusteff

Sparganium eurycarpum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (217 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. eurycarpum ... var. greenei
Genus:	Sparganium
Family:	Typhaceae (Sparganiaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Sparganium californicum
PLANTS	Sparganium eurycarpum ssp. eurycarpum

Information about Sparganium eurycarpum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SPEU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/03/2023).