Sparganium americanum

Sparganium americanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Typhaceae
Genus: Sparganium
Species: Sparganium americanum

Name

Sparganium americanum Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 203 (1818)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sparganium simplex var. nuttallii Engelm. in A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 481 (1867)
  • Sparganium simplex var. americanum (Nutt.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(1): 192 (1887)
  • Sparganium americanum var. typicum R.T.Clausen, Rhodora 39: 189 (1937), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Sparganium ligulare Raf., Autik. Bot.: 198 (1840)
  • Sparganium americanum var. nuttallii A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 481 (1867)
  • Sparganium americanum var. rigidum R.T.Clausen, Rhodora 39: 189 (1937)

References

• Nuttall, T. (1818) The Genera of North American Plants 2: 203. BHL
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Sparganium americanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Sparganium americanum. Published online. Accessed: July 24 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Sparganium americanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 July 2015.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sparganium americanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: American Bur-reed

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