Sparganium L.
(bur-reeds)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSparganium (bur-reeds)
FamilyTYPHACEAE (bulrushes)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Sparganium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Sparganium (bur-reeds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sparganium (bur-reeds)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 46 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sparganium (bur-reeds)
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