[Bur-reeds: The Genus Sparganium in Mount Adams Country]

Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed

Sparganium angustifolium

Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum

Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed: Sparganium angustifolium (Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum) - Habitat of Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed: Sparganium angustifolium (Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum) - Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed: Sparganium angustifolium (Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum)

Narrowleaf bur-reed showing its floating leaves and short inflorescences held upright out of the water along the shoreline of Bird Lake, Yakama Nation lands at Bird creek Meadows, southeastern slopes of Mount Adams.....August 18, 2023.

A close-up of the female flower heads of Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed: Sparganium angustifolium (Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the female flowering heads and upper stem leaves of narrowleaf bur-reed as seen at a small pond near Burnt Peak on the Riley Trail #64 on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 25, 2005.

Floating leaves of Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed: Sparganium angustifolium (Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum)

The upper stems and leaves of this species float on the surface of the water. Seen at a small pond near Burnt Peak on the Riley Trail #64 on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........September 25, 2005.

Close-up of the female flower heads of Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed: Sparganium angustifolium (Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum)

Several floating female flowering heads of narrowleaf bur-reed as seen at a small pond near Burnt Peak on the Riley Trail #64 on the western slopes of Mt. Adams.........September 25, 2005.

Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed: Sparganium angustifolium (Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum)

The photo above shows the female flowering heads of narrowleaf bur-reed as seen at Mirror Lake in the Yakama Nation at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........August 12, 2004.

Floating Bur-reed, Narrowleaf Bur-reed, Narrow-leaved Bur-reed: Sparganium angustifolium (Synonyms: Sparganium angustifolium var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium emersum var. angustifolium, Sparganium emersum var. multipedunculatum, Sparganium multipedunculatum, Sparganium simplex var. multipedunculatum)

The photo above shows the male flowering heads above the fatter, rounded female flowering heads of narrowleaf bur-reed as seen at Mirror Lake in the Yakama Nation at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........August 12, 2004.

Paul Slichter