Bur Reed (Sparganium americanum)
Image ID: 2011/gtwn65
Tap/mouseover and drag to zoom/pan.Other common names: Bur-Reed
Native
Family:
Sparganiaceae (Bur Reed)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: May to
August
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 6/19/2011
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.